Helping Children Become Financially Responsible Adults
Adults are faced with challenges (and advantages) that can date back to our experiences as children, particularly when it comes to money values. Our long-term financial perspectives are strongly influenced by money conversations and experiences with parents. However, even kids that grow up in the same household can end up with very different money values. For example, my 12-year-old son is a “spender” and money seems to burn a hole in his pocket, while my 11-year-old daughter is a “saver” who always seems to have cash in her piggy bank (or other hiding places her brother doesn’t know about […]
