AOA 017: The Importance of Intentionality in Raising Money-Smart Kids – With Guest Kelsa Dickey
“The best way for kids to learn about money is to put it in their hands and allow them to practice with it.” -Kelsa Dickey During this episode of The …
AOA 016: Your Kids as Your Business Owners — With Guest Dave Hanley
“Preparation isn’t scary. […] It delivers you peace of mind.” -Dave Hanley My guest on this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast is Dave Hanley, a Fulbright Scholar and …
AOA 012: An Early Savings Habit Leads to More Money-Smart Skills
With Youth Financial Literacy Pioneer Sam Renick “Great habits give all kids a better and brighter future.” Sam Renick In this episode, I talk to Sam Renick, the award-winning financial …
AOA 010: Financial Well-Being for Your Kids Based on the Current Youth Financial Literacy Research
With Elizabeth Odders-White In this episode, I talk with Elizabeth Odders-White. Elizabeth is a researcher from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has recently struck out on her own to provide …
AOA 009: A Conversation About Kids (of All Ages) and Money
With Personal Finance Columnist and CNBC Personality Kelli Grant In this episode, I talk to Kelli Grant, Personal Finance and Consumer Spending Reporter for CNBC. Her work has appeared in …
How Much Allowance Should I Give My 12-Year-Old?
So you’ve been following the one-dollar-per-week-per-age-of-your-child allowance system for a while. However, now you have a tween, and you feel that the time has come for her allowance to mature …
AOA 007: Financial Education Tips for Teens and Kids of All Ages from an Expert Dad
With Bill Dwight of FamZoo Bill Dwight is the founder of FamZoo, a “Virtual Family Bank” that integrates prepaid card accounts with family finance software to help parents and children develop …
AOA 004: The Art of Allowance Podcast – How a $100 Per Month Allowance for Your Tween or Teenager Can Save You Money
With Guest Melissa Disharoon Though her husband and sister were skeptical of the dollar amount, guest Melissa Disharoon took the leap to a much larger Breakthrough Allowance for her three …
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 …
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 …