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Your Guide To Experience-Based Gifts In Adelaide

Have you ever considered buying the gift of an experience for someone? We all have those friends and family members that can be tricky to buy for. They might already have everything they need, be wealthy enough to buy what they want, or perhaps just be too fussy.

Most of us have enough stuff already. Clothes, toys and homewares are far cheaper to buy than they used to be. This often means that it is easier to accumulate than ever before. Our homes are full of things that we need to declutter. We don’t need any more body lotion, hand cream or novelty socks. Most gifts are thoughtful and well-meaning but not always what we need or want.

This is where gifting experiences come in. Experience-based gifts are brilliant for seven reasons.

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My Hot Water Bottle Burst: A Warning To Others

Like many of us, Sarah* used a hot water bottle during winter. It was comforting on those cold nights. Although she knew they could be dangerous, she didn’t think anything bad would happen to her. She never had a problem until one night when it all went wrong.

Here is her story and warning to others.

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How To Find Inclusive Spaces For Kids In Adelaide

Having a child with a disability can be an isolating experience. It can feel overwhelming with the level of challenges and behaviour. It can feel exhausting to navigate a diagnosis, find therapy and manage appointments. With this can come embarrassment, loneliness and shame. It can feel like no one understands what you are going through.

You don’t know until you know.

Marcal set out to create a centralised resource for parents and caregivers in Adelaide. It could save time with everything you need in one spot. It could bridge the gap and help equip parents with the advice and information they need. It could create the community of like-minded families they craved.

With Inclusive Kids Adelaide, you don’t have to do it alone.

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Ingenious Ways Mums Can Grow Their Money Tree

Parenting can be expensive. As every dollar counts and every moment offers opportunities, smart mums know that growing money is more than a necessity, it’s an art. Below are some effective strategies to help mothers not only save some cash but transform them into flourishing financial gardens.

Whether it’s managing household budgets stealthily or saving more for future dreams, here’s how you can turn financial dreams into realities.

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Raising Money-Savvy Kids: A Guide for Parents

Alongside toilet training, table manners and making the bed, managing money is an important skill to learn. As parents, we have a responsibility to teach financial literacy to our children from an early age.

Their little brains are like sponges. They are eager to learn, watch closely and try to imitate us. It is better to start positive money habits young than try to correct them later.

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