No matter where you live in the world, the holiday season—generally seen as November through December—provides a great opportunity for your kids to learn about charitable giving. The trouble is, many families are facing increasingly tight budgets, which can put…
Internet banking and shopping can be incredibly convenient for your kids, but it’s not always safe. Following these handy tips can reduce some of the risks. 1) Show your kids how to avoid unsecure networks. With access to tablets,…
Financial experts almost unanimously laud teaching kids how to tell the difference between “wants” and “needs”. The trouble is, they often stop their advice there, failing to give parents and caregivers some basic strategies that will help children make independent…
When kids just need a little bit of extra money or don’t qualify for loans on their own, they typically go to the Bank Of Mom And Dad somewhat by default. This shouldn’t necessarily be a habit, but if you…
For years, money gurus have asserted that, with help from parents, kids use separate spend, save and give banks with their money. Although the advice is sound, the experts who spout it rarely provide an explanation about why the technique…
When your child works with a piece of money, the odds are pretty good that the money already has seen its fair share of the world, with your child’s piggy bank, wallet or purse just one stop among dozens on…
Saving has a rather ironic purpose: Your kids do it so that, at some point, they can spend. This activity has some big benefits, not only for your children’s money-education, but also for their personal and social awareness. 1) To…
As any seasoned parent will tell you, it doesn’t take kids very long to start asking for stuff. Eventually, they’ll learn that some things cost more money than they have. Most caregivers make the best suggestion of saving up for…
Savvy adult shoppers will comparison shop before they make a purchase decision, but this behavior doesn’t happen automatically—it’s learned. Kids have the capacity to start doing it on a basic level quite early if you show them how. These tips…
There’s no doubt about it—you and your child likely will cough up a nice chunk of change to cover the expense of back-to-school supplies. Kids can use multiple strategies to keep more money in their pockets during the process of…