The Fourth “R”: Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmatic and … ? 🤔

In this issue: My latest podcast episode, becoming financial literacy famous and a nugget of weekly wisdom. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! I hope you enjoy this new, lighter newsletter. More idea density. Less fluff. Your time comes at an opportunity cost, and I respect that.* So in that spirit, let’s get down to business! — 1 — The Fourth “R”: My conversation with Vince…

Are your kids “loud budgeting” yet? 💲📣💲

In this issue: The “loud budgeting” trend, financial literacy in schools and getting off the hedonic treadmill. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! Today I’d like to talk with you about loud budgeting, my next podcast guest and hopping off the hedonic treadmill. So without further ado, please enjoy this week’s “3 Ideas to Share & Save.” — 1 — It’s Getting Loud: Someone has…

Are we “amusing ourselves to death”?

In this issue: Facing our financial fears, sports betting and letting our parental lights shine on the money-smart journey with our kids. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! This week I’ll be sharing several meaningful quotes with you. And to illuminate each one a bit, I’ll also point to some of my own short essays or podcast conversations that I believe pair well. I hope you…

What is your information-action ratio?

In this issue: Stop grazing on content, the problem with stock market simulations for our kids and the importance of learning from mistakes. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! Prism’s newsletter introduced me to the information-action ratio, a useful concept in an overstimulated world. I think many of us would agree that we want to avoid situations in which we “just passively…

What are creative tips and tricks to increase saving?

In this issue: Be wary of overcomplicating financial literacy, tell your kids relateable money stories and some everyday ways to save money. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! Thank you for taking this journey with me as we try to overcome obstacles we encounter on the path to raising money-smart, money-empowered kids. (BTW, if you’d like to hear how previous podcast guests…

What are you doing for others?

In this issue: Doing more, ideas and tactics that can help and standing up for your convictions in a consumer culture. “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends, Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a day of service. This celebration resonates more this year, as it falls on his actual birthday. Inspired by Dr. King’s eloquence, I’d like to share a few thoughts with you. —…

Kevin Kelly on The Art of Allowance Podcast

What is the “generosity paradox”?

In this issue: Kevin Kelly explains that dreams often aren’t that expensive, discusses how money is like gasoline and helps us understand the “generosity paradox.” “Working to help parents raise money-smart kids.” 3 Ideas to Share & Save(Click the link above 👆 to read this week’s edition on the web.) Hello, friends! I hope you had a fun and festive holiday season. My wife and I just dropped off our younger daughter at college in Boston, and we’re on an Amtrak train to New Jersey to visit…