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Teaching Your Kids How to Plan Their Use of Money
People who don’t use a budget often cringe at the mere mention of the word. They think of a budget as something you go on, like a diet. “We can’t go skiing this winter—we’re on a budget.” They think of a budget as being about less—less freedom less spending, and less fun.
But a budget isn’t something you go on. It’s a tool you use to proactively manage money. And it isn’t about less. It’s about mor
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― Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
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― Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
― Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
