Can you count change without using a computer cash register? If so, you may want to read this…NOW.

My sisters and I learned how to make change even before we were tall enough to reach the cash register at our family’s store. We remember our great aunt counting the money the store took in that day. We would be watching the Wonderful World Of Color while she sat at the table.

What is the difference between an elder and an older person? According to Webster, an elderly is a person who is old or who is aging. And if you look up the definition of old, it is described as having lived for a long time, no longer young. But the difference is an earned and respected position in the family by having a growth mindset.

Or, maybe you are a Grandpa or Jaja? Traditionally, families in Poland were three-generation affairs, with grandparents, parents, and children sharing a household. Typically this was a patriarchal structure, with adult sons living with their parents and adult daughters moving to the households of their husbands. The older generation held the greatest authority.

Let's do a quick survey. How many are in favor of child labor? Against?

Child labor…these words conjure up images of children working from dawn to dusk in spinning mills, shucking clams, or spraying arsenic on cotton fields in the 19th century or early 20th century. All of us would say that we have moved to a better place.

Are you looking for success for your grandkids in 2023? If so, stop reading now.

As we begin a new year, we typically contemplate the changes or enhancements we want to focus on in our upcoming year. You and I probably already have our "to do's or "to change" list ready. The typical list begins with; losing weight, exercising more, saving money, spending more time with family and friends…

If you opened a time capsule from 1971, what would you find?

One of the many things I hope to find is an old vinyl record by Jim Croce, who wrote the soulful song, Time in a Bottle. How many remember it? Here is a teaser of how it began as I take you down memory lane…

So, what is a “Family Economy?” It is learning about earning, saving, spending, and giving money with the safety of making mistakes within the family unit and making it very clear that money is something you must EARN. With that definition, why would you give an allowance? Isn’t that free money? Maybe.

This is one of those quotes that speak volumes without too many words. We all have more things than we need, there’s no doubt about that. Upon realizing that, consider donating things, doing so will give you a little more space in your lives. More space to create, think, and be free. How does the saying go? One person's trash is another person's treasure.