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131. Barrington Cleans Up After Major Flash Flooding
This morning’s thunderstorms were an unexpected wake-up call…
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107. Barrington High School Class of 2013 Honors & Achievements
It’s official! 762 seniors at Barrington High School…
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93. Marketplace: LUXE wearhouse Opens Pop-up Shop for High Fashion at Low Prices
Revamp your summer wardrobe with the hottest trends…
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83. Marketplace: Mother’s Day Blooms at Goebbert’s
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73. Seven Easy Exercises to Raise Financially Aware Kids
Money matters… no matter your age. That is why David Andrews and Ed Scoby of Barrington Wealth Management say it is never too early to start teaching children about watching their dollars and cents.
After many years working as investment advisers and financial planners with larger firms, David and Ed joined Barrington Wealth Management as partners in 2010 where they help clients create, preserve and pass-on substantial wealth, using a global toolkit with a local focus. But their brand of building wealth is based on building relationships; with businesses, with families and with individuals of all ages.
To help parents tackle important money topics with their children, the partners of Barrington Wealth Management are inviting adults to an upcoming free seminar offering smart & simple strategies for teaching kids to appreciate the value of money.
The seminar is inspired by the award-winning book, Yes You Can Raise Financially Aware Kids, by Jack Johnathan. It is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. upstairs at Makray Memorial Golf Club, 1010 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington.
While the program is for parents and grandparents, they’ll be concentrating on how to discuss money matters in a meaningful way with children ages 3 to 18.
They’ll also be joined by Casey McCarthy from American Century Investments to discuss a number of topics which include:
Should we give our children an allowance?
How do we help them make wise spending decisions and create savings goals?
At what age should they have access to a credit card?
Ed says, “Kids will learn about money one way or another. This program is for parents who want to be intentional and proactive about it.”
For a taste of the tips they’ll discuss at the seminar, we asked David and Ed to share a short-list of easy things parents can do daily to help kids develop good money habits. First, they let us in on a few personal techniques that have worked in their own homes.
David, for example, says he set up his own form of a 401k for his two boys, Graham, who is 15, and Justin, who is 13. “So if they go out and make 20 dollars babysitting or cutting lawns and they put it in the bank, I match it.”
Ed, who has two sons Andrew, 23, and Will, 17, along with an 11-year-old daughter, Bella, says he works hard to make his children stop and think about what they want to spend their money on instead of making impulse purchases. “For a lot of people — even adults — one of the hardest things is to develop delayed gratification. But now, if I can get my kids to delay a purchase, to really think about it, I’ve succeeded as a parent.”
Beyond these two personal approaches, David and Ed offered 7 Easy Exercises to help kids become more financially aware and responsible……

65. Vote for Barrington 220’s Next Term School Board Members
The polls just opened in today’s consolidated election…
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58. Spring Break 2013 Photo Contest Starts TODAY!
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50. Hough Street School Accepting Get-Well Wishes for Boy Hit by Train
Hough Street Elementary School is offering instructions for…
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45. Temple Grandin Film Showing in Barrington Tonight
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40. Business Beat 60010 & The Barrington Community Expo
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32. Spring Sale at SOLISQ in The Ice House Mall
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23. “Smart Moves” and the New BHS Business Start-Up Incubator
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13. Barrington EATS: Heinen’s Fine Foods for Better Health
With the season of New Year’s resolutions in full swing, Heinen’s Fine Foods in Barrington is making it easier for us to stay on target and reach our health and wellness goals in 2013. In fact, they have a whole department in the store dedicated to subject, their Wellness Resource Center, and we decided there’s no better time than now to get to know the center’s resident wellness expert, Kadi Shipley.
With a degree in dietetics from the University of Akron, Kadi is in charge of answering questions about the thousands of products Heinen’s carries to help us improve our diets for better health. “The research is there for why eating healthy is important, but what people need to embrace individually is how good eating-well makes you feel. If people experience stress, fatigue or discomfort with their bodies, I want them to understand there are ways to eat that can solve these problems.”
When it comes to the latest health foods, drinks, vitamins and supplements available today, Kadi’s tried and tested hundreds of products. So we asked her to share a short list of things to know and products to help improve our daily diets. She boiled it down to eight great recommendations……

9. Boobies Give Back at Soma Intimates
Ladies, you know that collection of “gently used”…
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