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Teaching your children about money is one of the most important lessons you’ll ever share with your children. While the best things in life may be free, it takes money to provide for, protect, nurture, and enjoy time with those who matter most. Setting a healthy financial foundation for your kids equips them to enter adulthood with the knowledge necessary to avoid pitfalls, navigate challenges, and confidently pursue their dreams.
The best way to establish this foundation is by starting early and discussing money often. Here’s how to prioritize money conversations every step of the way.
Talking to Young Children about Money
Nurturing financial literacy in children has become more important in our increasingly cashless society. While complex concepts should come in age-appropriate stages, you can cultivate positive money-management habits early on. Simple conversations about how money is earned through work and then used to purchase goods lay the foundation. Engaging kids through stories and real-world shopping examples reinforces these basics, making them less abstract. The goal isn’t to replace bedtime stories with economics textbooks or burden them prematurely, but by weaving relatable financial lessons into daily life, you prime their financial capability from a young age.
Even small steps to demystify money help pave the way for responsible, empowered decisions as children age. It’s important to help them understand dollars and cents, where money comes from, and why everyone has access to a limited amount. No matter your financial status, they should be aware that things cost money, that someone worked to earn it, and that paying attention to how it’s spent matters for now and in the future.
Money and Everyday Life
As your children learn to count and begin to grasp math, you can help them become more comfortable with numbers and tie in money lessons along the way. Start simple. Ask them to look at how much the ice cream costs. Give them a budget for their treat. Is the money in their budget enough to pay for the ice cream? Then, expand from there. Let them know your grocery budget for the week and show them the receipt. Did you stay within the budget?
Set good examples through responsible spending and show them how you did it. Do you want to go shopping for stylish new running shoes, but your existing shoes are perfectly fine — and you need a new garage door opener instead? Show them that the shoes and the garage door opener have a similar price tag; you’re choosing to buy something you need versus something you want. Keep the conversation flowing and find ways to share everyday examples.
Use moments like this to reinforce savvy money management, not anxiety or guilt. Explain that passing on the shoes now allows you to save responsibly to buy them later. Bring a lunch to work, skip the morning latte, and set aside a little from each paycheck. Then, next month, the shoes can be a celebratory reward. Whether funds are tight or ample, highlight sticking to financial plans. Teach intentional spending aligned with goals, not impulsive swiping. Instill pride in practicality and patience. With consistent modeling of sensible prioritization, kids assimilate smart money skills as second nature.
Setting Savings Goals
Goal-setting and delayed gratification are two invaluable skills kids can develop early on. When a child wants something special, like a new toy or game, guide them through a rewards-based system. Have them research the item’s cost and contribute through an allowance or extra chores. Then track savings progress week-by-week while skipping small impulse buys that drain the goal fund.
With your encouragement, they will discover the motivation needed to persist toward milestones, whether that’s by earning extra or cutting discretionary spending. Celebrate the moment the purchase becomes a reality after focused effort. More than acquiring the item itself, recognize the personal growth they will feel looking back on the journey. Goal achievement builds pride and self-confidence to channel toward their next ambitious saving target. Make money lessons an exciting quest rather than a chore.
Talking to Teens About Money
The teenage years offer great opportunities to equip teens with money skills to unlock their goals. As interests get more expensive and earning potential grows with age, they can learn to align passions with financial realities. Guide them to map out lifestyle dreams and discover related careers and required savings. The aim isn’t to rush adult pressures but to expand their conception of what is possible.
Brainstorm together how they might earn, give, budget, and save for the future lifestyle they envision. By fostering money awareness now, you empower teens with the agency to craft the life they desire. Just ensure lessons inspire more than overwhelm. With wisdom and care, parents can unlock a world of possibilities.
Teaching Teens to Budget Their Goals
An effective budget aligns spending with dreams. Share your household budget openly and help teens form their own as part-time jobs begin. Have them track all income sources, from gifts to online pursuits, and learn to allot appropriately across needs, wants, and wish-list savings.
Though you may cover basic needs, establish parameters within teen discretionary spending. Rather than simply paying for everything they ask for, giving a heftier allowance that’s intended to cover things they need may be helpful. And don’t be surprised if your enterprising teen can earn a notable amount of money on their own. The key is to keep a close watch on what’s flowing in before it flows out. Frame mistakes as learning opportunities to make wiser decisions next time. Discuss emergency and debt concepts you employ so teens understand long-term planning.
With spending independence expanding, having a budget ensures funds aren’t draining hastily. Things like DoorDash, Starbucks, and video games can get out of hand quickly if they’re not careful. Exactly how much is going out? They should create a budget with the primary goal of living on less than they have coming in. As a basic rule of thumb, encourage them to allot 50% to needs, 30% to wants, and 20% to savings.
While they may not have a mortgage or bills to pay, needs can include things like gas for their car, cell phone bills, or personal grooming. Even if you’re indirectly paying through an allowance, the point is to help them begin making budgetary decisions. Is an expensive haircut warranted if it sacrifices savings toward a car? Collaborate on aligning present and future priorities. Offer accountability while praising wise financial moves.
The goal is to teach teens to navigate trade-offs, budget their adventures, and not restrict enjoyment. Are tickets for the next big concert going on sale next week? If they don’t have the funds saved, they’ll have to skip it or make an arrangement with you to pay the money back. You don’t want them to miss out on experiences, but you do want them to recognize the value of planning better next time. By modeling budgeting as a tool for achieving passions rather than a boring barrier, parents can empower teens to chart a course toward their dreams.
Saving for the Future
While college and adulthood may seem distant, the teen years are the perfect time to instill smart money habits that reap long-term rewards. Have open conversations about how you save and invest for retirement, modeling forethought for the future. Make sure they understand the importance of starting early, getting into the market young, and how time is on their side right now. Show them charts demonstrating the immense power of compound growth over time. Outline how consistently putting aside even modest monthly amounts adds up substantially down the road.
If you’re unable to pay for their college, use your experience to discuss options transparently rather than as a warning. Talk through the options together and help them make a well-reasoned and informed decision about going into debt or following alternative paths. What matters most is nurturing their financial capability so they can craft the life they envision. With time on their side, patience plus smart strategies put future independence within reach.
Empowering Your Child Now and in the Future
Discussing finances with kids requires an adaptable, nurturing approach that grows alongside their development. An open exchange of ideas, questions, and concerns establishes healthy money mindsets. Committing to ongoing money conversations empowers kids to navigate the complexities of money with confidence throughout their lives.
Just as values are caught more than taught, modeling money behaviors forges behaviors kids assimilate subconsciously. Making discussions a consistent, compassionate presence ensures kids feel equipped to manage finances and achieve dreams on their own terms when the time comes. With patience and care, parents can prepare kids to not only survive but thrive financially as adults.
Balanced Wealth Management is a financial advisory firm that serves pre-retirees based in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The firm creates and maintains wealth for its clients through long-term effective asset management. Their advisors aim to build client relationships based on trust, knowledgeable professional advice, continual communication, and swift personal service. They can be reached at (401) 398-2000, via email at [email protected], or on the web at www.balancedwealth.com.The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual.
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This material was prepared by Crystal Marketing Solutions, LLC, and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate and is intended merely for educational purposes, not as advice.
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Having a flag on your balcony is great, but there’s little point if the flag keeps getting twisted around the pole. Luckily, there are plenty of options to stop this from happening.
In this article, we’ll cover how to keep your flag from wrapping around a pole.
Why do Flags Wrap Around Poles?
Simply put, your flag keeps getting twisted around the pole because of wind. Known as furling, it involves the loose end of the flag getting caught in a gust and wrapping itself around the pole.
Considering we can’t control the wind (particularly on a balcony), we need to look for other solutions. Here are some of the most effective.
Solution 1. DIY flag weights
The most obvious solution is to weigh the flag down. There are plenty of options for DIY flag weights, including:
If the weights don’t have clips, you could simply sew them in place.
The stronger the wind, the heavier weights you’ll need. However, make sure they won’t come off and hit someone in a particularly strong gust.
Solution 2. Spinning flag pole
One of the most effective solutions if your flag keeps getting twisted around the pole is to replace it. Spinning flag poles have ball bearings inside, so they spin with the flag.
Solution 3. Anti-furling kit
An anti-furling kit is essentially the same thing, except you don’t need to replace the whole flag pole.
It consists of spinning brackets, which you slide over the pole. As such, it’s a cheaper and easier solution.
Solution 4. Buy a heavier flag
Most commercial flags are nylon or polyester, which are lightweight materials. But if you want to hang a flag and not add any extra bits, you’ll want a heavier material.
Something like canvas is ideal because it’s heavy and weather-resistant. Just bear in mind that it will set you back a bit more in cost.
Solution 5. DIY flag stabilizer
A flag stabilizer is usually a rigid pole that clips onto the bottom of a flag to stop it from furling. However, you could make your own using a clip, a pole bracket, and a plastic rod.
That said, flag stabilizers aren’t expensive, and you’d be lucky to buy all the materials for less money.
Solution 6. DIY spinning flag pole
This hardly counts as a DIY option because there’s not much to it. Simply attach the flag to the pole using zip ties. Loop the zip tie around the pole, making sure it’s loose enough to spin but tight enough to stay in place.
You can check out this short YouTube video for a visual demonstration.
Hopefully, some of these solutions will help if your flag keeps getting twisted. It’s worth noting that they’re all fine for American flags because they don’t interfere with the way it’s hung.
So, whatever flag you’re flying, at least you now know how to stop it from wrapping around the pole!
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Rob Foldy-USA TODAY Sports
The SEC Tournament gets underway on Wednesday, but thanks to Trevor Releford’s half court game winning shot at the buzzer on Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide secured a double bye and will not play until Friday at 2:30 CT.
Alabama’s win over Georgia and Missouri’s loss to Tennessee gave the Crimson Tide the 4-seed in the SEC Tournament, which means they need only three wins to take home the SEC Tournament Championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
An auto-bid to the Big Dance is the only sure way in for the Crimson Tide. They are on a weak bubble at the moment, and are on the outside looking in for a berth. According to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, Alabama is in the ‘Next Four Out’ category. They are the sixth team being left out behind Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, Baylor and Southern Miss.
It’s safe to say the Crimson Tide has some work to do in order to make it into the tournament for the second year in a row. The good news is that they will have every opportunity to boost their resume this week.
So, can Alabama win three games in three days to win the SEC Tournament an automatically qualify for a bid to the NCAA Tournament? It’s certainly possible.
The conference tournament is wide open. Florida and Missouri are the only two teams who are considered locks for the tournament, so every other team is fighting for their postseason lives.
Alabama’s road is not easy. They are automatically in the quarterfinals thanks to Releford’s heroics, but they have two huge obstacles standing in their way of making it to the championship game on Sunday.
In all likelihood, Alabama will take on Tennessee in Friday’s quarterfinals. The Vols should take care of either Mississippi State or South Carolina on Thursday without much issue. If that’s the case, then the Tide and Vols will battle for the third time this season with each team having won on their home floor.
Alabama topped Tennessee 68-65 on January 12th in Tuscaloosa, but the Vols avenged that loss with a 54-53 win in Knoxville two weeks later. Alabama seemingly had the game in Knoxville won, having led for the majority of the afternoon until the game’s final minutes. Trevor Lacey had a shot to win the game at the end, but the refs swallowed their whistles on what should have been a foul that led to two Lacey free throws to tie or win the game.
Either way, both previous meetings came down to the wire, so Friday’s potential matchup in Nashville will most likely come down to the game’s final minutes.
The Vols have been one of the best teams in the SEC since the middle of February led by SEC Player of the Year candidate Jordan McRae and the conference’s third leading rebounder in Jarnell Stokes.
Tennessee is 8-1 in their last nine games with the only slip-up coming on the road to Georgia. In that span, they earned wins over Kentucky, Florida and Missouri to put themselves in position to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament with a win or two in the SEC Tournament.
This game has the feel of an NCAA Tournament elimination game with the loser being knocked from contention. The Crimson Tide has to win this game to have any shot at an at-large berth. A loss on Friday would undoubtedly put the Crimson Tide in the NIT.
If Alabama is able to knock out Tennessee to advance to the Semifinals, then the Crimson Tide would most likely take on No. 1 seeded Florida on Saturday. The Gators will play the winner of Georgia and LSU on Friday, and they won all three combined meetings against those two by double digits in the regular season.
The Gators were far and away the best team in the SEC this season, and it would take Alabama’s best game in order to knock them out. The Crimson Tide gave Florida a tough game in Gainesville on March 2nd, but Billy Donovan’s crew kicked into another gear and went on a 25-5 run to finish the game after Alabama had opened up an eight point lead in the second half.
Still, on a neutral court, if Alabama plays with a sense of urgency and gets strong games from Releford and Lacey, then they could conceivably pull the upset and advance to Sunday’s championship game.
I think if Alabama knocks off Tennessee and Florida then it would be enough to earn them a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but it would help if they went ahead and finished the deal on Sunday and won the SEC Tournament.
They would more than likely play Kentucky, Ole Miss or Missouri in the championship, and I like their chances against any of those teams. They beat Kentucky at home, but lost road games to Ole Miss and Missouri.
Still, if Alabama can knock off Florida, then they can beat any of those three.
The SEC Tournament is wide open, so why not Alabama? If the Crimson Tide can put together three days of their best basketball, then they could very well be the team left standing in Nashville.
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Alabama football is gearing up for the biggest game of the season on Saturday night in Baton Rouge against LSU. This will be the first game of the season where Alabama will be fighting for its playoff lives. Even after losing two games, the Crimson Tide was still in the projected playoff field on Tuesday night.
That won't be the case if the Crimson Tide falls at Tiger Stadium. The margin for error has completely evaporated. Alabama must win its final four regular season games in order to make the playoff.
Did Alabama turn the corner by beating Missouri 34-0 two weeks ago before the bye week? Or did the Crimson Tide simply take advantage of a beat-up and overrated team? We'll get that answer in a little over 48 hours.
As usual on Thursday of game weeks, we like to get a little bold. Sometimes our bold predictions are good, oftentimes they are not. But they're always fun nonetheless.
3 bold predictions for Alabama football against LSU
3. Ryan Williams eclipses 100 yards receiving
Ryan Williams has had a special freshman season, especially considering he's only 17 years old if you hadn't heard. He's got 702 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, well on pace to break the Alabama freshman receiving yardage record.
But after a monster 177-yard performance against Georgia, Williams hasn't gone over the century mark in receiving yardage since then. He's had just two such games this season - Georgia, and the season opener against Western Kentucky.
I think Williams, coming off the bye week, will be locked in and completely unafraid of the raucous environment. In fact, I think he'll feed off of it.
Look for the talented freshman to further writ his name in Crimson flame with a big day that helps the Tide roll in Baton Rouge.
2. Alabama forces two turnovers
Garrett Nussmeier is a talented quarterback, but he has been prone to throwing some interceptions. He's been picked off nine times this year, including three times in LSU's loss to Texas A&M two weeks ago.
Alabama's defense under first year defensive coordinator Kane Wommack has been opportunistic. The Tide ranks 5th in the country in takeaways per game.
I'm not saying Nussmeier will throw two interceptions - maybe he throws one and Alabama recovers a fumble, but I do think takeaways will play a role in this game and the Alabama defense has been one of the best teams in the country at forcing takeaways.
1. Jalen Milroe has 400 yards of total offense
Jalen Milroe had a career game against LSU a season ago in Tuscaloosa. He threw for over 200 yards and rushed for 150 more. Coming off of a bye week, there isn't a more dangerous player in college football.
Milroe had a big game against Georgia coming off the first bye week of this season, and the second one came at a perfect time for a player who has - despite what he or the coaches say - been far less than 100% the last several weeks.
A&M gave LSU's defense fits with a running quarterback, and even with an extra week to gameplan for him, a fully healthy Milroe is a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators. He'll hit some throws down the field, and he'll make some big plays with his legs to remind everyone who he is in the Bayou as he leads the Tide to a win over LSU.
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During July we spent some time with Angus Edwards, Principal, and Simone Townsend, Practice Manager, at Kenny Spring Solicitors.
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Simone, whose responsibilities include human resource management and marketing, noted that by taking a proactive approach to communicating with clients, the firm was able to reassure clients, strengthen client-firm relationships, build trust within their community and find out early on what were some key issues for clients and staff alike.
For several years Kenny Spring Solicitors has actively invested in mindful leadership practices at work and in nurturing the emotional intelligence of all staff. The positive results of this commitment to holistic growth speak for themselves, with staff uniquely equipped to navigate their way through personal and professional challenges and to support clients through work and life experiences requiring legal guidance. In addition, the confidence of staff to contribute to business management discussion has paved the way for innovative idea generation and cross-team collaborations.
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What is the Law of Emergence?
The Law of Emergence- What Is It?
As I began my research for my next show on bbs radio- Happiness Hangout, I was interested in having a guest on who could discuss the Law of Emergence. Now I practice of the Law of Attraction so I wondered how they connect. I really don’t know much about it so as I went on the hunt, I found information about the word emergence and a few others discussing it. The web is filled with information from my upcoming guest so why not give you all a little preview on this topic. Hope you find it valuable to your life.
THE LAW OF EMERGENCE
Self-Improvement is an oxymoron. The Self, when truly understood, is already perfect. Just as the acorn contains the oak, the Self has everything it needs to fulfill its higher purpose. And when the inner conditions are right, it naturally emerges. Bigger, better, and more abundantly than we can imagine.
This isn’t hyperbole, it’s law. And practicing it enables us to live on the ’emerging edge’, where our greatest potential can unfold in every area of our personal and professional life.
From Derek Rydall’s Book: Emergence- 7 Steps for Radical Life Change
The harder we try to change, the deeper in the hole we get. We find a new partner but have the same old fights. We strive for an ever bigger paycheck but end up broke at a higher income bracket.
This is what happens when the basic principle of life—the Law of Emergence—is disrupted, stopping you from knowing that you are the perfect you. Like an acorn becomes a perfect oak tree, there is not a part of you from beginning to end that isn't exactly what you should be.
The Law of Emergence provides the foundation to re-engage with this ancient principle. In this 7-stage framework, spiritual life coach Derek Rydall shows that we aren't lacking anything, everything we need to fulfill our full potential is already inside us.
Backed by an ancient truth that has largely been lost, Rydall changes the conversation around how to achieve your potential by showing you how to activate the genius already in you and empower your purpose in life.
From Derek Rydall’s Article- The Urgency of Emergence- Huffington Post
The impulse for freedom seems to be sweeping the planet, from the Midwest to the Middle East. And no matter how hard people resist, nothing can hold these evolutionary energies back for long. Of course, this emergent impulse is obvious in popular uprisings against repressive rule. But the breakdown of our major systems -- economic, educational, political, environmental -- is also a sign of something larger trying to unfold, personally and globally. The crises we face today are not simply the result of mistakes we've made; they're evolutionary catalysts, calling us to make deep changes to our vision and values, so that our next stage of potential can unfold.
Unfortunately, what often accounts for change is merely a cosmetic make-over -- a stopgap solution that's more about maintaining a false sense of safety and security. In other words, we try to change the world but stay the same. And it never works for long. It's like holding a beach ball under water: Eventually, you let go and it pops up -- often hitting you in the face. Or worse, like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, denying the deeper problem until the whole ship goes down. As Einstein said, "You cannot solve a problem from the same level of thinking that caused it." We must, as Gandhi said, "become the change we want to see in the world."
There's always something trying to be born. The universe isn't neutral; it has a plan, a pattern -- a Big Idea seeking willing places for Its ever-expanding expression. The good news is that It's conspiring for our freedom. But to benefit, we must become what W. Clement Stone called "inverse paranoids," believing life is plotting for us. This is rarely how we live. We often resist this "urge to emerge" because we're afraid of change. To the ego, change is equivalent to death. But change isn't the problem. Problems aren't even the problem. Holding onto old forms instead of yielding to this evolutionary impulse is the problem, and the cause of our suffering.
This emerging energy always finds expression. When we deny it, it doesn't disappear; it creates an inner pressure that must release, sometimes in destructive ways. Globally, it can erupt as political uprisings, wars or environmental disasters. Personally, it can break out as disease, financial collapse or relationship meltdown. But the meaning of these events isn't that we're being punished, or that someone's to blame; it's that we're living in a world too small, and we must open up to a larger vision. As the Gospel of Thomas says, "If you bring forth what is within you, it will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, it will destroy you." To use an analogy in nature, just as certain seeds require a forest fire to crack open their shells, crises burn away our limited self-concepts, allowing our deeper nature to come forth.
I've experienced this many times. It took a brush with death while doing a movie to crack open my actor's ego and hear the call of my soul -- a message that not only changed the course of my life, but saved it by taking me out of a world of substance abuse. After that, I prayed to have greater faith. But not until I burned through my savings, exhausted all external support, and was literally living on a prayer did I get humble enough to rely on a Power greater than myself. Out of those ashes, not only did I land a two-day job that earned me a year's salary, but I learned to live more by insight than eyesight, which has led to a more abundant and empowered life.
It was the pain of waiting by the phone as an actor that motivated me to write scripts for myself; the struggle to survive as a screenwriter that inspired a six-figure script consulting business; and the agony of trying to fix other people's scripts that made me a strong enough writer to sell my own. It was the collapse of yet another movie deal that gave birth to my first book, which not only led to more movie deals but another book that wove my writing and spiritual work into the path I'm now on. And it was the breakdown of my relationships and body that brought the emotional and spiritual breakthroughs which inspire everything I do today.
It could have gone very differently. My knock at death's door could have accelerated my downward spiral into addiction. My money troubles could have led to a "secure" job that stifled my creativity. My career failings could have caused me to give up on my dream, and my deeper personal challenges could have made me give up on my whole life. Believe me, I had my moments of "It's not fair" and "Why me?" and I still do. But I started asking better questions, like, "What larger life is trying to emerge?" and, "What do I have to become to allow it?" Then I listened and -- as best I could -- obeyed.
Your life, like the planet, might seem precariously perched on the edge of destruction. But whatever problem you're facing, it contains the seed of your evolution, and will take your life to the next level if you'll let it. It requires you to release the familiar, maybe even what seems safe, and become the change you want to see by asking better questions like the ones above, as well as, "Where am I playing safe, resisting the call to be more?" and "If I believed life supported me, that I had what it takes, what would I do?"
Then, do it.
Because the truth is, you do have what it takes, but you have to take what you have and use it. Then you're given more. As Emerson said, "God will not have his work made manifest by cowards." But to realize your potential, you must live on this emerging edge.
After all, if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
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