Should You Raid Your Child’s Piggy Bank?
Whether it’s a traditional fat little porcelain piggy or a decked out electronic coin sorting gadget-gizmo-thing, a piggy bank of some kind is pretty standard fare when it comes to…
4 Steps to Setting Up a Basic Budget with Your Child
If there’s one basic skill your child needs to learn about money, it’s how to create a budget. It’s perhaps even more important than saving, because the budget shows your…
Essentials Your Child Needs to Track Money
Virtually all financial experts agree that learning how to make a basic budget is one of the keys to monetary stability. Making the budget alone is not enough, however. Your…
Which Is Better: Piggy Bank, Bank Account or bankaroo?
By now, you should have a pretty good handle on the idea that kids and saving need to go together tighter than peanut butter and jelly. Of course, more than…
3 Tips for Making Allowance More of a Challenge
Allowance is one of the most debated topics when it comes to teaching children financial literacy. A huge part of the controversy is whether the allowance is challenging enough—that is,…
Why People Have Different Amounts of Money
Kids are pretty observant, and they learn by what they see. Sooner or later, they’re bound to make comparisons about money and see that financial situations vary a lot from…
How to Save for College (USA)
Education is one of the fastest growing costs families face, so some saving is a virtual requirement if you plan to send your kids to college. 529 Plans At least…
How Much Should Your Child Save?
Saving supports just about every other financial task and decision your child later learns. How much your child should save isn’t clearcut. To decide what is best for your child,…
Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy on the Cheap
Next to housing costs, food bills are the highest economic concern for the American family. Nicole Seghetti of The Motley Fool reports that a modest average receipt for a family…
Keeping Your Child’s Identity Safe
Just about every parent or guardian has heard horrible stories of identity theft. What many parents and guardians don’t realize, however, is that children are far more at risk for…