Helping kids appreciate money
Parents are set to spend $688 in 2012 to get each of their children ready for the upcoming school year. That’s for clothing, supplies and electronics. Seems like a lot? That's nothing, online shoppers are set to spend $874, a 27% increase above the overall shopper average. Here are 5 really simple ways your kids can help you cut down on back to school costs.
Read MoreIn this last entry of the series, we cover methods to overcome obstacles, cynicism, laziness, and bad habits, as well as concrete ideas to getting started
Read MoreToday we learn that money can be created, and your financial IQ is the way to create it.
Read MoreWe continue the series and focus on Lesson 3: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS and Lesson 4: THE HISTORY OF TAXES AND THE POWER OF CORPORATIONS
Read MoreWith Summary #3, we focus on Lesson 2: WHY TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY, and answer the question WHY DO THE RICH REALLY DO GET RICHER?
Read MoreWe continue the series on a book called Rich Dad Poor Dad and focus on Lesson 1: THE RICH DON'T WORK FOR MONEY
Read MoreThe “Lessons From” series are bite-sized summaries of books about financial literacy for parents raising money-smart kids.Today we start with a book called Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Read MoreI know other moms who’ve experienced this mom-switch syndrome, but whether you can relate or not, there’s no denying that back-to-school time is about making transitions. Schedules, extracurricular activities, homework, new teachers, new friends, carpools, books, supplies, clothes…it’s time to pull up our socks and get moving again!
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