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Best way to teach children how to budget?

18 Jul

Just wanted to get some feedback from this board, as I’ve seen many good tips in the past. With my little ones 20 months and 2 months, I’ve already have them started on the 529 plans, but they have also received a decent amount of bonds for birthdays, etc.

I’ve let all family know the 529 plan is an option, and some have chosen that route, and others have given cash, which I’ve deposited in a local brick and mortar bank for now (not talking large sums).

I think there is value in having the brick and mortar type banks so they can maintain thier on accounts like I remember doing as a kid, but is it worth selling the bonds and putting them in better investment vehicles? How do you work with them to understand other savings options other then the typical bank account.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 
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What else is new? School board must redo budget

29 Jun

Fitch Affirms University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at ‘A-’; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘A-’ rating on the following outstanding bonds: –$258.075 million New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority revenue refunding bonds, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) issue, series 2009 B; –$200.215 million UMDNJ bonds, 2002 series A. The Rating Outlook is Stable. RATING RATIONALE: –Robust bondholder …

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What else is new? School board must redo budget
BARRE – For the third time in four years, the Quabbin Regional School District will begin a new fiscal year without an approved budget.

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Want To Play Spin The Budget?

14 Apr

Pedestrian-friendly quality commended
The design committee of Historic Downtown Powell would like to publicly commend the city of Powell Public Services Department and city council for their work in making downtown Powell more pedestrian-friendly.

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Want To Play Spin The Budget?
Why answer simple questions about the federal budget briefly when long-winded treatises will do. A query about an apparent typo led to a full-throated read more

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Budget Cuts Head To Colorado Senate

12 Apr

NDP platform pledges ‘immediate action’
The NDP says it would take “immediate action” in five key areas within 100 days of an election victory, as part of a broader platform aimed at balancing the books by 2014-2015 without major service cuts.

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Budget Cuts Head To Colorado Senate
Education cuts and other cost-saving measures have been debated around the Colorado Legislature all year. The true test of how lawmakers balance the books comes when the Senate takes up a $7 billion general fund plan Friday.

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Lawmakers OK first balanced budget in five years

10 Apr

Jeffrey Beckett: School bond issue invests in our community’s work force
Imagine you’re a business owner, and you’re considering moving your company to a new town. Because it’s such a big investment, you will check out every detail, large and small. It’s interesting to note how many of those details find their way back to the local public school system.

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Lawmakers OK first balanced budget in five years
PHOENIX — State lawmakers late Friday gave final approval to what will be the first truly balanced budget in half a decade.

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House releases latest state budget proposal

06 Apr

Troubled financial future for schools
JON MAURERRome Observer Staff Writer Thursday evening, the Rome school superintendent and the Rome School Board welcomed community members to Clough school to sit in and voice their concerns about the proposed budget for this year’s schools.

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House releases latest state budget proposal
The House of Representatives released Monday a proposed state budget for the next two years that includes $4.4 billion in cuts and privatizes state liquor distribution to bring in $300 million in revenue, slashes nearly $485 million from higher education, transfers $214 million in funds, and keeps health care for the poor and aid for disabled adults programs alive.

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Budget, tax rate among issues at LISD debate

04 Apr

Fung unveils $245 million spending plan
Mayor’s budget proposal would eliminate six positions, hike property taxes

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Budget, tax rate among issues at LISD debate
LEWISVILLE — About 80 residents attended a debate Thursday for the Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees candidates, hosted by the Carrollton Tea Party. The board election is May 14.

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Administration proposes budget increase of 1.59%

22 Mar

Profile: School superintendent David Britten
Britten sees his job as helping young people avoid some of the missteps he made.

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Administration proposes budget increase of 1.59%
The administration has cut a thin slice off of its proposed school budget for next year thanks in large part to the teachers’ retirement system.

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BUDGET 2011: Less corruption, better spending

11 Mar

Hopson proposes cuts to fund building plan
Pulaski County Special School District’s superintendent has proposed cutting staff and one school to fund a $104 million dollar construction program designed to improve the quality of its schools and stem the tide of students leaving the district.

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BUDGET 2011: Less corruption, better spending
A man believed to have been an early morning cyclist was killed in a horror accident on Thursday near the Northeast Expressway, a Daily Dispatch reporter saw.

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Wis. governor’s budget goes far beyond just unions

09 Mar

Towards a better Botswana – A 2011/12 budget response (Part 1)
I have the honour to respond to the Budget proposal for the 2011/2012 financial year presented by Honourable Kenneth Matambo Minister of Finance and Development.

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Wis. governor’s budget goes far beyond just unions
The showdown over collective bargaining rights for public employees is just the first step in a contentious debate over how to solve Wisconsin’s budget woes, with newly elected Republican Gov. S…

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