Setting SMART Goals with Your Kids
Setting monetary goals is a great way to introduce children to the important life skill of goal setting. Learn how to make these goals SMART on the journey to money empowerment.
How Can We Arm Our Kids for Battle in the Marketing Arena?
We need to arm our kids to survive in the marketing arena. Our work as parents begins early because advertisers target preschoolers, and “kids can’t distinguish between marketing fact and …
AOA 044: The Free Lunch that Is the Roth IRA – With Guest Gene Natali
Author and CFA Gene Natali discusses the importance of opening a Roth IRA and prioritizing saving.
In “The Age of Self-Sufficiency,” Having Money Smarts Is a Survival Skill
With passive financial security going or gone coupled with the unethical behavior of some financial institutions, we parents must act.
AOA 043: What Families Need to Know to Cultivate a Culture of Prosperity – With Guest Ellen Rogin
Financial advisor turned speaker Ellen Rogin explains how generosity and gratitude can help families thrive.
Mindset Matters: Think Wealth and Not Income
I loved my big bin of mismatched LEGO blocks when I was a kid. I’d look into it and see possibilities. Then I’d pick out pieces and start building. One …
How Much Does Free Cost?
We get so much free stuff. Pens. T-shirts. Bulging-eye monkey key chains. But is anything really free? “The more things we desire and the more we have to do to …
6 Essential Concepts Teens Need to Grasp to Become Money-Empowered
I recently reconnected with a high school friend whose older daughter, Sam, is now in college. When she was accepted Early Decision to her top choice, he immediately realized: “Oh, …
AOA 042: Understanding Our Own Money Scripts to Be Better Financial Role Models for Our Kids – With Guest Brad Klontz
Financial psychologist Brad Klontz discusses his concept of money scripts and explains how coming to terms with our own scripts allows us to become better financial role models for our kids.
Controlled Consumption — Helping Kids Thrive in a Consumer-Centric World
We can help our kids move their consumption sliders over time towards minimalism and away from outrageous consumption.