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So you better watch out, you'd better not cry... Pt.2

Posted by Rhianan Strangways

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...you’d better not pout, I'm telling you why. With all your pre-holiday activities planned and budgeted for, it’s now time to turn your attention to the actual Christmas celebrations themselves. Rushing out to buy the gifts we want to give would be easy, but as my family keep reminding me...

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So you better watch out, you'd better not cry... Pt.1

Posted by Rhianan Strangways

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...you’d better not pout, I'm telling you why. Ok, you’d be forgiven if you did start pouting. The Christmas and New Year holiday season is fast on its way and as the warmer weather sets in the social activities kick into overdrive. From years gone by, I know that once...

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Toys that teach

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In recent times, interest in miniature supermarket figurines has surged. Before your child loses interest in their novelty, how about turning the collectible craze into an educational game? Such as: grab a supermarket catalogue and let your child find the equivalent to the miniature product in the pages, and write...

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Loving libraries 

Posted by LLL

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Living on a budget can sometimes mean looking for alternative ways of enjoying the things you love that would normally eat into your funds. A library for instance, can help you stay on budget with their no-cost resources and activities. It’s a great place to pick up interesting and creative...

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Mini trees and peas

Posted by Rhianan Strangways

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As I sit down to dinner in the evenings watching my ravenous pre-schoolers push their broccoli and peas around on the plate with their fork, refusing to eat and eventually letting them plop onto the table or even the floor. I wonder if my children really have an appreciation of...

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New Native Adventure Play Yard thanks to LLL earthcare grants

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What child doesn’t love playing with dirt? The lucky kids at St Paul’s Lutheran Child Care Centre (Nundah, Queensland) now have their very own Native Adventure Play Yard where they can play with dirt and plants every day. (In 2017 the LLL gifted a total of $105,000 to Lutheran Education...

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Millennials and Home Ownership - Saving with a goal (#5)

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In order to either confirm or dispel myths about millennials and home ownership, we surveyed 22 millennials about their financial situation. This is part 5 of the series. This is part 5 of the series. To read parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 click here. Some respondents in our survey...

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Millennials and Home Ownership - LIVING LIFE with a mortgage (#4)

Posted by LLL

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In order to either confirm or dispel myths about millennials and home ownership, we surveyed 22 millennials about their financial situation. This is part 4 of the series. To read parts 1, 2 and 3 click here. Surprisingly, even though they pay on average $1960 a month towards their mortgage,...

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Millennials and Home Ownership - servicing the loan (#3)

Posted by LLL

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In order to either confirm or dispel myths about millennials and home ownership, we surveyed 22 millennials about their financial situation. This is part 3 of the series. To read parts 1 and 2, click here. The average monthly loan payments for our millennials is $1960, however they range from...

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Millennials and Home Ownership - How did they do it? (#2)

Posted by LLL

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In order to either confirm or dispel myths about millennials and home ownership, we surveyed 22 millennials about their financial situation. This is part 2 of the series. To read part 1, click here. When asked what they sacrificed in order to save for their deposit, some responses were: “’I’ve...

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Millennials and Home Ownership?

Posted by LLL

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Millennials are often given a bad name. Also referred to as Gen Y, this generation is often accused of being lazy, entitled, bad with money and basically the downfall of the human race. As a member of this generation, I feel these labels are tiresome and unrepresentative of most millennials...

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