John Lanza

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends, I hope you had a nice weekend and you enjoy these Monday morsels of money-smart goodness. Money as gasoline Kevin Kelly is the author of Excellent Advice for Living, the co-founder of WIRED and an intellectual hero of mine. I was fortunate to have Kevin join me for a conversation on The Art of Allowance Podcast last year, and he shared an idea that stuck with me. We should think of money as gasoline, fuel we can douse on our kids’ interests…

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends, I hope you join my course waitlist below. But before you do … Good advice for graduates We live in a world where answers are at our fingertips, so learning to ask good questions is an important skill. If you’re more of a word hound, read my post on “The Link.” Do your kids know their DIMS SCORE®? You’re probably asking, “What the heck is a DIMS SCORE®?” (DIMS stands for “Does It Make Sense.”) Try this useful tool to help your kids spend…

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends! Launching our kids: Are they really ready? My daughter graduates from college in less than two months, and I’m feeling the urgency. Have my wife and I truly prepared her for real-world money decisions? To find out, I invited financial readiness expert Tony Steuer on The Art of Allowance Podcast. Tony created “The Get Ready Blueprint,” a step-by-step guide to help kids thrive financially on their own. Tune in to ensure your kids (And mine!)…

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends, Thanks for joining me for another installment of Money-Smart Monday. A mistake to avoid Parents often give kids just enough money to avoid any mistakes. But Stacking Benjamins Podcast host Joe Saul-Sehy stresses the power of deliberately giving kids a little more money than they need—enough to let them make some honest mistakes. (Listen to this short clip.) In our conversation on The Art of Allowance Podcast, Joe shares how his parents’…

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends! Welcome back to Money-Smart Monday, where we explore simple, thoughtful (and occasionally surprising) ideas about money and life. Although the concepts I share are often focused on raising money-smart kids, they’re always designed to help everyone (Myself included!) think more clearly about money and living well. Let’s dive in! Tell me if I’m wrong (Seriously!) I’d appreciate your thoughts on these recent LinkedIn posts. Lectures Don’t Teach…

Money-Smart Monday with John Lanza Hello, friends, Let’s dive right in! Always. Be. Learning. If that headline doesn’t ring a bell, watch this. And for a laugh, watch this. I recently finished Justin Welsh’s terrific course on using LinkedIn more effectively. And last week I began implementing that learning by posting about the importance of starting money smarts early, why financial literacy is not the goal and how money can buy you happiness. Please jump into these conversations, and let me…