Your children might discover the hard way this holiday season that some gift cards can be a raw deal. Gift cards consistently are near the top of consumer holiday shopping complaints largely because of costs and fees buried in the fine print. Also, expiration dates can punish you if you don’t use the cards quickly. While many retailers have abandoned these practices, some cards still retain ...

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... purchases in the long run if you start keeping to this practice. Maximize shopping for your kids by buying video games and accessories to toys they already have. For example if your ... house or car. This will make your choices a great hit with your children. Something that you can do special is for your kids to get a special call from Santa Clause. You can customize the call with the good things your ...

... , the Seattle School District has found a way actually to give money back to its schools to use however they choose. This year, a record 82 ... reduce, reuse and recycle by giving them back some of the money the district saves through lower utility bills. ... principal Kelly Aramiki. “But to be able to use this money to further the education of kids, to be able to send them on field trips to learn ...