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Free Scholarships & Grants: Find Gold on the College Scholarship Rainbow!

How to find college scholarships/ Scholarship Hacks/ University Scholarships

Are you looking for free college scholarships and grants? We have tips and tricks to land tons of college money. This blog presents lots of proven ways to find more scholarship hacks. It shares how to prepare for them and how to win more awards. It’s time to start gathering in scholarship winnings! What if there really was a pot of scholarship gold waiting for you at the end of the scholarship rainbow. And what if you KNEW that …

Lots of ways to cure a cold a one or two days.

Do you want to prevent or beat a cold faster? Finding the cure for the common cold has been mankind’s pursuit for hundreds of years. While we haven’t found THE cure, we have found many ways to prevent illness or regain your health quicker. With today’s Coronavirus concerns this Cold & Flu season is horrible and tricky. Catching a cold or the flu could be almost inevitable and dangerous. How to cure a cold and beat sickness is a …

The fun of family traditions throughout the year

Are you looking for some new and fun family traditions? Whether your family is large or small, young or old, establishing traditions can cement relationships. It can also evoke warm feelings and create memories that last a lifetime. Over the years, we’ve read numerous books about the value of family traditions. These habits and rituals add stability to the yearly calendar as the kids eagerly anticipate and participate in the preparations for each special event. Traditions don’t need to …

How to get Free Stickers from Brands and companies

Are you looking for free stickers? Do you want name-brand stickers from companies you, or your kids love? We do! At MoneySmartFamily we love free stuff. Especially free things that our kids love or that can be given as gifts. We’ve researched hundreds of companies and created this easy-to-use list. We update it every few weeks to keep it current and to make sure all of the sites still offer free stickers. It’s super easy to request stickers. In …

If you want to legitimately get the most FAFSA money for your college education, follow these tips and tricks. You’ll get maximum federal student aid in Pell Grants by following our research when you fill out your FAFSA application. Debt-Free College Series # 4 – FAFSA and Financial Aid We have 5 kids who have attended college, and we have filled out FAFSA applications with every single one of them. As a matter of fact, we’ve filled out the FAFSA …

Cutting Collge Costs for How High School Kids.

There are six things a teen can do in high school that will help to reduce the cost of a college education. We’ve done many of these with our 5 kids and they graduated college without any student loans! How can a high schooler start to reduce college costs? College is a monumental expense for parents and students alike. Who among us is prepared for paying out tens of thousands of dollars over a 4 or 5-year period? However, with …

Do Money Gifts to Adult Kids really help them?

Will money gifts to Adult Kids really help them? Do financial bailouts enable our children and make them dependent on us as parents? Here are 8 ways to help without enabling them. Money Gifts for Adult Kids — What Should We Do? A website visitor asked: We have three grown kids. Two are doing fine, but the youngest one is married with two kids and is struggling financially. They are behind on their mortgage and credit card bills and …

10 non-scary, cheap, family friendly halloween costumes.

We’ve got tons of ideas for non-scary Halloween costumes that are easy and cheap to make. Have you thought about Halloween costumes for you or your kids yet? Does the cost of costumes scare the fun out of Halloween for your family? Planning for Halloween Takes the Cost out of Costumes Halloween will be here before you know it. And costume-loving families know that putting together a unique and inexpensive costume takes some planning and some time. The earlier …

Grocery Store Sales Cycles - brown grocery bags stacked on the floor and counter full of sale items.

Knowing the Grocery Store Sales Cycles by month and for each holiday is a great way to save tons of money on food and to fill your pantry and freezer with bargain-priced groceries. One of our best money-saving grocery strategies is to stock up on loss leaders around the holidays. Grocery stores drop the price of various food items each month and on each holiday to entice shoppers to come to their stores. That’s the time we swoop in and …

Is Swagbucks Legit, or is it a Scam? Our Review [Earnings Reveal]

When we first heard about the Swagbucks website, we had to ask ourselves, “Is Swagbucks legit? Or is it a scam?” We had tried some of the other survey sites and were really disappointed. So we started researching this site to find out. A blogger friend mentioned how she earned hundreds of dollars in gift cards through Swagbucks. We really doubted the validity of her claim. We Googled “Is Swagbucks Legit or a scam?” and found some very interesting …

Free Scholarships & Grants: Find Gold on the College Scholarship Rainbow!

Inexpensive Ways to Beat a Cold Fast? Here’s How to Get Healthy Quickly!

Fun Family Tradition Examples: For the Holidays and The Whole Year

Free Stickers! 190 Tested & Easy Ways to Get Stickers Mailed To You

How to Get The Most FAFSA Money and Pell Grant Awards

Reduce College Costs: Things To Do in High School to Prepare for College

Money Gifts for Kids: Should You Give Cash Presents to Your Adult Children?

10 DIY Non-Scary Halloween Costumes that are Easy, Cheap & Fast

Grocery Store Sales Cycles: How to Save a Ton Of Money Stocking up with Holiday and Monthly Deals

Is Swagbucks Legit, or is it a Scam? Our Review [Earnings Reveal]

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