Ten Myths About ‘Gifted’ Kids We Need to Debunk “Gifted” can be somewhat of a loaded term in education because it implies that some kids are better than others. While it is true that kids can have strengths and areas for improvement, when educators talk about “gifted,” they do often mean adhering to a certain set of criteria, which can vary by school district but… Read more…

Parents just gifted me $15,000 Parents randomly gifted us $15,000 tonight. Wife wants to put it in savings for a down payment. I want to do the below with it: $1,000 kid 1 custodial account $1,000 kid 2 custodial account $1,000 vacation fund $2,000 HYSA (I use spaxx) $7,000 SP 500 index fund $3,000 nasdaq index fund Thoughts? My wife have no debt and pretty well off overall. …

I’m being gifted $40-50K in the next 6 months- What to do? My dad is selling a house and giving me a portion of what he made, he is hoping it will be $50,000, but could be less depending on what the house sells for. I’m hoping for 40-50k. We are in Missouri. What should I do with the money? I’m 30, I live with my mom and daughter, and want to buy a house ASAP. I’m a single dad to a 4 year old and I have…

LPT: To Achieve something, You don’t need to be born gifted but just more observant. Where i live, i always hear common terms whenever the conversation starts about achieving something difficult like “you can’t be a topper of the class because they are naturally/god gifted”.. One key i found out that even if you dont feel like you don’t have the ability to win at something. You should just find the person who did it or achieving…

LPT: When gifting money, like for a wedding, write what you gifted them in the card Too many stories about family members stealing the money out of cards that someone has been gifted! Write “please enjoy this $100 to splurge on your honeymoon” or something of that effect, to establish what should have been included in the card. That way, you know your money is going to the intended, and not a greedy third party. submitted b…