A0A 002: A Mom Discovers an Allowance System that Finally Works
With Guest Sondi Sepanuk Sondi Sepanuk is a friend and mom who was frustrated by allowance programs that didn’t work for her family until we discussed a different approach that …
A0A 001: The Art of Allowance Podcast Intro – What to Expect from The Art of Allowance Podcast – A Short Primer for You
This entry is a short primer to help explain why I decided to launch The Art of Allowance Podcast. The podcast feels like a natural extension of the book. It’s a …
The Breakthrough Allowance: Starting a More Substantial Allowance to Help you Raise Money-Smart Tweens and Teens
I remember thinking to myself, “How could you not know this?” I was a sophomore Teacher’s Assistant (TA) in the Bates College Freshman Biology lab. One of the students had …
Literary Inspiration Behind My Money-Smart Movement Writing: 3 Important Books I Read in 2017
I recently came across Bill Gates’ list of 5 amazing books he read last year. As I reviewed it, I recalled that Gates inspired me years ago to venture cross-country …
This Is Why Teaching Kids That Stuff Is Impermanent Matters
“Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad.” …
Generation X — The Credit Card Kids (With Parents Who Didn’t See It Coming)
If you went to college in the early 90s, then you’ll likely remember getting an offer from MBNA in the mail. MBNA merged with Bank of America over a decade …
3 Things I Learned Raising Money Smart Kids
There are three important things that I learned while teaching my kids money smarts. Money Smart Lesson #1: There Is Very Little That We Truly Need My kids chide me …
Financial Education for Kids – Intensity Not Required
I was chatting with a friend today. She said, “I know you’re intense about your allowance, but…” I stopped her. “We’re actually not all that intense.” (Cue my kids rolling …
Financial Education for Kids Thought for the Day: Starting Financial Education for Kids Early May Help Them Learn Self-Control
Getting kids started on the financial education path early is strongly suggested by research. Inhibition is “the ability to stay focused on a task in the face of internal and external …
Financial Education for Kids Thought for the Day: Start as Early as Possible
I am reviewing some of the incredibly useful youth financial literacy research as I prepare my Foundation FOCUS Summit talk next week. Take a gander at this poignant passage from “The Effectiveness of Youth …