Can We Help Our Kids Overcome the Desire for Things?
Desire is intoxicating. The dopamine hit we get is in anticipation of the reward. The reward itself is anticlimactic. How can we help our kids overcome desire?
AOA 038: Raising a Money-Smart, Commercial-Free Child – With Guest Josh Golin
Is it possible to protect our kids from rampant consumerism in a social media age? Josh Golin of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood helps answer this question.
AOA 037: The Correlation Between Physical and Financial Health – With Guest Barbara O’Neill
Just how strong is the relationship between a person’s physical and financial health? Dr. Barbara O’Neill will gladly fill you in!
Three Tactics You Can Use to Help Your Kids (and You) Weather Crises
When everyone in the family is in some form of crisis, we need effective ways to navigate the waters. Here are three tactics you can try.
AOA 036: Raising Money-Smart and Time-Affluent Kids – With Returning Guest Ashley Whillans
What is the relationship between money and time, and how can we improve it?
Does the Allowance Maxim of “One-Dollar-Per-Week-Per-the-Age-of-Your-Child” Still Make Sense?
“One-Dollar-Per-Week-Per-the-Age-of-Your-Child” is simple. A parent hearing this piece of information can act on it almost immediately or file it away for easy access when it’s time to start an allowance. Like anything dogmatic, though, simplicity may also be its weakness.
AOA 035: How to Turn Your Kids into Smarter Shoppers – With Consumer Expert Guest Trae Bodge
You’ve taught your child to save and share … but how about to spend smart? Trae Bodge can help you tackle this important step in any money-smart journey! An accomplished lifestyle journalist and television commentator, Trae specializes in smart shopping, personal finance, parenting, and retail.
AOA 034: Is there a case for tying chores to allowance? — With Guest Cameron Huddleston
“I think it’s okay to let your kids make mistakes because that’s how we learn.”— Cameron Huddleston Is there a case for tying chores to allowance? If so, then Cameron …
AOA 033: Merging Personal Finance and Hip Hop to Help Children Define Money Values and Encourage Entrepreneurship — With Guest Andrea Ferrero
“Learning about money has the power to transform lives.” — Andrea Ferrero How do hip hop and financial literacy go hand-in-hand? Andrea Ferrero will gladly explain! Andrea is a co-founder …
Start an Allowance to Start a Lifelong Money Conversation with Your Children
An allowance can help your child develop many skills: learning the difference between needs and wants, setting and saving for goals as well as making smart money choices. Perhaps, though, one of an allowance’s less obvious benefits is that it prompts a hopefully lifelong money conversation with your child.