Comments on: Teaching Children What Money is All About http://www.favstocks.com/teaching-children-what-money-is-all-about/041778/ Stock Market News, Opinion, and More! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:45:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Teach Kids About Money? For SURE http://www.favstocks.com/teaching-children-what-money-is-all-about/041778/#comment-211 Teach Kids About Money? For SURE Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:04:05 +0000 http://www.favstocks.com/?p=1778#comment-211 These are great steps, well said - especially demonstrating that you are *actually* spending money, when using cheques, credit cards, etc.. As a single parent that was *less* than good with money throughout my youth, teaching children about money is CRUCIAL, in my mind. I'm not going to blame parents, schools, etc, but quite simply, I clearly "didn't get it", and I am still paying for those mistakes a decade later! And quite frankly, I hate the position I got myself in, everytime I pay off my past debts... I could have used my time/money sooooo much better. A program was suggested to me by a friend, that teaches kids to be responsible with money, and puts them in control of their money. It's a fun, interactive booklet + personal website that makes tracking their money fun - more importantly, the tugs on the pantleg going through the grocery checkout and the tantrums have all but disappeared! I guess that's a little self centered of me... but any parent knows those situations all to well. For the record, I too used to do this to my parents, I was apparently horrible to bring into a store... oops! Sorry Mum & Dad :) If anyone is interested, the program is designed by KidsWealth: http://www.kidswealth.com (hope it's OK to post URL, I put it in my comment description to). Just my .02c (no pun intended) !! These are great steps, well said – especially demonstrating that you are *actually* spending money, when using cheques, credit cards, etc.. As a single parent that was *less* than good with money throughout my youth, teaching children about money is CRUCIAL, in my mind. I’m not going to blame parents, schools, etc, but quite simply, I clearly “didn’t get it”, and I am still paying for those mistakes a decade later! And quite frankly, I hate the position I got myself in, everytime I pay off my past debts… I could have used my time/money sooooo much better.

A program was suggested to me by a friend, that teaches kids to be responsible with money, and puts them in control of their money. It’s a fun, interactive booklet + personal website that makes tracking their money fun – more importantly, the tugs on the pantleg going through the grocery checkout and the tantrums have all but disappeared! I guess that’s a little self centered of me… but any parent knows those situations all to well. For the record, I too used to do this to my parents, I was apparently horrible to bring into a store… oops! Sorry Mum & Dad :)

If anyone is interested, the program is designed by KidsWealth: http://www.kidswealth.com (hope it’s OK to post URL, I put it in my comment description to).

Just my .02c (no pun intended) !!

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