"Dad, look, here's a $10 gift card to Toys R Us. Can we go?"
Sunday, November 15, 2009
A $10 Gift Card? A Coupon Teaching Moment
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Just Add Kids

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Monday, October 12, 2009
Share YOUR Insights with Marketplace Money
The good folks at American Public Media's Marketplace Money are planning a show focused on kids and money and they want to know how you teach your kids about money. You can check out the questions here, http://bit.ly/1mCR7H. Fill out the questionnaire and share your insights on kids and money.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Stunning Stats & the Solution!
Here are some stunning stats to think about regarding financial literacy:
-62% expect of college graduates will have a student loan debt averaging $27,236 (Student Monitor)
-Only 11% of workers under 35 years of age indicate they are participating in their company's 401(k). (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
-40% will never gain a net worth in excess of $10,000 (American Dream Education Campaign)
-In most cases, economics and personal financial literacy programs are elective classes so “only 12% of Americans graduate from high school having learned anything about money at all.” (FoxNews.com)
-Less than one-quarter of students and only 20% of parents say students are very well prepared to deal with the financial challenges that await them after graduation. (KeyBank)
We spend so much time trying to fix bad habits in teens, young adults and adults. It's not working! When are we going to realize that the lion's share of our focus must be on the children. We must be good habits in our young children.
Still don't believe me? Please read this.
-John
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
6 Great Youth Financial Literacy Links
These are some of the top resources that I've found that can help you teach your kids about the value of money:
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Don't Forget the Family
Times may be tough, but whatever you do, please don't lose your focus on the family. I know I posted on this recently, but it bears repeating because I've seen and talked to so many families under stress trying to shield their kids from the burdens they are facing. This is EXACTLY the time to enlist your family in the effort to help work things out. Your kids are going to "feel" any stress that you may be feeling, whether you talk to them directly or not. So talk to them, reassure them, let them know that you are working hard to make sure that everything is going to work out, no matter how bad things may seem.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Share - Charitable Giving For Kids
The least utilized used bank in my daughter's Share / Save / Spend Smart bank set is that pesky Share (charitable giving) one. I say pesky because we need to provide here more guidance. We require that she put $1 of her $4 allowance dollars (she's 6) in Share and she did give to a Leukemia society last year, but I think it's time to bring the goal-setting ideas we use for the Save bank (which have worked) to the Share bank as well. I thought this article on eHow was very helpful in giving us a framework to create a better Share program.
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