Saving for Tomorrow, Living for Today
Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting!Last night as I watched a recorded episode of “Parenthood” I remember the first time I had to give one of my children “the talk.” As a (Continue Reading…);
Homecoming is just around the corner. Girls are looking at dresses and guys are looking at girls. But for some this maybe a first Homecoming celebration or first big date. For other teens, they may have their eye on a certain boy or girl to spend the evening with. And, for many there (Continue Reading…);
The Prepaid revolution has begun – Get the American Express Prepaid Card Now. Now until June 30, 2012. When you order an American Express Prepaid Card, load $200 or more at the time of order, you will receive a complimentary $25 gift card! Not sure what you would use the Prepaid Card for? Do you have (Continue Reading…);
Summer is coming and, for most teens, that means its summer job time. There is no better time than now to put your teen on the road to financial independence with MONEY- a debit card and bank account that parents and teens manage together. Not only can teens deposit their paychecks into their MONEY account (Continue Reading…);
Driver’s education has begun. The many tight-fisted hours teens spend behind the wheel of a car with their driver’s education teacher can be among some of the most boring (hopefully not exciting) for many teens. But learning how to drive takes more than classroom and driver’s education experience, especially after learning that in 2011 teen driver’s deaths actually increased. (Continue Reading…);
We’ve often talked about the advantages of prepaid “credit” cards on Money Saving Parent, but with prom just around the corner now is a really good time to think about them again. American Express offers the PASS from American Express – the prepaid reloadable card parents give to teens. Here’s why: This card puts (Continue Reading…);
As parents we hear a great deal about Internet safety and security and our children. After all, there are so many ways to reach children and teens from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to the ever popular YouTube. However, internet safety and security isn’t the only thing we need to worry about as (Continue Reading…);
Recently a friend asked me about talking to teens about dying. After having to deal with this issue myself with my teens after their beloved grandmother was diagnosed with leukemia, she hoped that I had some ideas that could help her family deal with a life threatening illness that was leaving a family member with only months (Continue Reading…);
Would you like to save 25% off your next purchase at Aeropostale? Just drop off your used jeans at an Aeropostale store location near you. But that’s now all! get one 25% off coupon for every pair of jeans in good condition donated jeans are used to help the homeless and distributed in YOUR community help (Continue Reading…);
It’s October 1 and Halloween is just around the corner. Where can you find Halloween costume savings? Visit Melissa and Doug – they aren’t just for educational toys! The costumes on Melissa and Doug range from the imaginative (fairy) to the practical (nurse or doctor). But best of all is the quality that these toys (Continue Reading…);
