Lisa Endlich Heffernan
Co-Founder at Grown and Flown
The #1 site and community for parents of tweens, teens and college students. College Admissions: Grown and Flown membership has admissions insight and answers.
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1 week ago |
grownandflown.com | Lisa Endlich Heffernan
As teens prepare for college, it’s hard to know how much spending money they will need once on campus. Many freshmen live in dorms and rely on meal plans paid for in advance. But they may have other out-of-pocket expenses like an early morning coffee or late-night pizza, items at the drugstore, school supplies, or even some entertainment that are not covered by room and board.
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1 month ago |
grownandflown.com | Lisa Endlich Heffernan
How can your teen make money during the school year and vacations? We asked thousands of parents how their middle school, high school, and college students earn funds and below are some of the best job opportunities open to teens. A teen with a mower can do dozens of yards a week, have a steady customer list most of the year, and earn some real money. Families looking to plant new gardens or vegetable patches or rake leaves in the fall may pay for an extra set of hands to help.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
grownandflown.com | Lisa Endlich Heffernan
As parents of teens and young adults, we’ve witnessed countless trends come and go. But the latest phenomenon sweeping through college campuses and high schools is something we never expected: grandmacore. Yes, you read that right. Our tech-savvy, social media-obsessed kids are suddenly embracing activities traditionally associated with their grandparents’ generation. What is Grandmacore? Grandmacore is a lifestyle and aesthetic that originated as a fashion trend on TikTok in 2021.
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Jul 22, 2024 |
msn.com | Lisa Endlich Heffernan
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Jul 1, 2024 |
grownandflown.com | Lisa Endlich Heffernan
The most expensive decision of my life I made alone. There was no realtor, no car dealer and no travel agent when I chose to leave the paid workforce and become a stay-at-home mom. There was just me looking at my husband, my children (both those inside and outside of my body) and the chaos that was our lives. At no point did I calculate the lifetime impact of diminished earnings and prospects. I looked at the year we were in and the following year, and I bolted.
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