Have you had "The Talk" with your kids?
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It's an uncomfortable thing to talk about. You're not sure how to bring it up, and your kids aren't jumping up and down to talk with you about it either.
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How much allowance should I give my kids?
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How much allowance should I give my kids? What do other parents do? Is giving an allowance even a good idea?Many experts will say $1/week multipled by your child’s age is the “right amount”. To this, we say nonsense! Here is some quick information that really will help.
Read More"Kidpreneurs - Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas" A FamilyMint Book Review
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Adam and Matthew are serial entrepreneurs and have boiled the subject of kids starting businesses down into 60 short and enjoyable pages. The look and feel is like that of a fun, colorful scrapbook rather than boring business book. I would definitely recommend it for parents with kids between the ages of 7 and 14.
Read MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #6)
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In 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 MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #5)
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Today we learn that money can be created, and your financial IQ is the way to create it.
Read MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #4)
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We 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 MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #3)
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With Summary #3, we focus on Lesson 2: WHY TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY, and answer the question WHY DO THE RICH REALLY DO GET RICHER?
Read MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #2)
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We continue the series on a book called Rich Dad Poor Dad and focus on Lesson 1: THE RICH DON'T WORK FOR MONEY
Read MoreKids Learn Business Skills by Preparing a Dinner Menu
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written by: Coach Funk, CFP® at www.SavingsCoach.comHanging out with my 10 and 12 year old nephews last weekend, I heard excitement in their voices when they looked up from their iPod apps and told me about cooking dinner for the family last week. They told me the great lesson they learned here is that they get to keep the PROFIT.
Read MoreLessons From Rich Dad Poor Dad (Summary #1)
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The “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 MoreTeaching kids about money management
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When, where and how is the best way to teach kids about money management? They know how to spend it. That's not the problem. In fact from the earliest years, through internet and television advertising, kids are taught how to spend. We are now living through the effects of immediate gratification brought on over the past 20 years.
Read MoreFinancial Literacy Month and FamilyMint
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It is financial literacy month, so what can you do to help your children become financially literate and at what age should you start?
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