Are you feeling the “summer squeeze?” Grace has got your back!

My neighbor is a schoolteacher, and she said some of her students go hungry in the summer, and spend a lot of time home alone because their parents can’t pay for camps or day care. Maybe there’s something I can do to help? What do you think?

School’s out for the summer and I need some help figuring out how to entertain my kids all summer. Day camp was too expensive, but I’m worried that I’m too late to find a good alternative. What are some budget-friendly ways I can keep them busy instead of parking them in front of the TV for 3 months?

My husband and I have owned our almost 100-year-old home since the 1990s, and it’s become harder and harder to keep up. Our electric bills are sky high, but we can’t afford to install central air in this old house. My husband said the housing market is bad and that we would lose money. What should we do? I feel like we’re trapped.

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