By Amy Allen Johnson
Would you believe I won "Highest Balance" for 3 weeks in a row in my 5th grade Budgeting & Banking class? Or that at 13, I'd saved enough babysitting money to buy an Epilady? What had my parents taught me about money? Are they responsible for the money geek that I've become? Maybe.
So,...
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By Carina
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One of the most important life skills we can teach our kids is how to be financially literate. Too many parents are either scared, working through their own financial difficulties, or think kids don't need to be burdened with financial matters. I think we owe it to our children to st...
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By Erin Oltmanns
My girl just celebrated her 4th birthday which means it’s time for her to earn her keep! This printable chore chart will do nicely.
This editable PDF is easy to update each week if you’d like a little variety (I do) and will work great for any age. I wonder if I put “nap” on this char...
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By Staff
"Children & teens do not have a concept of money. Let’s be honest, some adults don’t have a concept of money either. With everything that has been going on in the economy it is a critical step right now to teach our kids to manage money by only using cash..."
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By Linda Eyre
Summer will soon be upon us and that often means a more relaxed schedule and lots of fun with the kids, cooling off at the water park, taking family trips, having reunions and all that comes with summer. For some those days might also include hours of children chatting with their fri...
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By Samantha Dellinger
By SAMANTHA DELLINGER
Smart Mama
The other day I was in the car with my 5-year-old son, Vincent, and he was talking about money.
“Mommy, you need lots of money to buy a really big house?” he said.
“Yes, that’s right,” I answered. “And that’s why you need to do well in schoo...
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By Amy Allen Johnson
Back-to-school shopping. Check. Sports gear. Check. School registration. Check. Think you’ve finished writing checks for your kids’ school expenses? Let’s add one more item to your To-Do List—Saving for College! While your wallet may be feeling a bit empty this time of year, now is the bes...
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