Kids, Money and Marketing: The Two Cola Machines
Teaching kids about money and marketing can help them avoid impulse spending and can nurture their entrepreneurial spirit
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The Art Of Raising Rich Kids
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog titled Why I Feel Sorry for the Rich Kids. It turned out to be one of my most popular blogs ever. In...
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Explaining The Rat Race To Kids: Money Story
Many adults today are trapped in the Rat Race. They work harder than ever to maintain their lifestyle with the only hope that they get a...
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Why Your Kids Need To 'Feel Poor' To Become Wealthy Kids
If you want your kids to become wealthy kids, they need to appreciate that they will need to 'feel poor' initially. Find out why here.
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The Monkey Ladder Experiment: Challenging Money Norms
The Monkey Ladder Experiment helps explain why many people blindly follow social norms. This is a great way to talk to kids about money.
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Shaquille O'Neal: From Poor to Rich to Wealthy (Net Worth Master)
Most sports stars go broke after they finish their playing careers. Not Shaq. Shaquille O'Neal's net worth has continued to increase.
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3 Advanced Money Tips For Kids
A few weeks ago I helped my eldest daughter (11) set up a Money Tracking Spreadsheet (which you can find and download here). As she has...
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The Money Quiz
There is a strong link between financial knowledge and financial wellness. Test your kids financial knowledge with this Money Quiz.
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Expectations vs Reality when it comes to money
In this blog, I share a conversation I had with my daughters about Expectations vs Reality in terms of spending money and when it comes...
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The Monopoly Money Experiment! Budgeting for kids
The Monopoly Money Experiment is one of the best ways to teach 'Budgeting for kids'.
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Kids and Money: "My child doesn't spend any of their money! What should I do?"
There are many kids who love to save all their money. Learn how to encourage your kids to spend some of their money
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Why are some people poor?
It's easy to misjudge people who appear to have less than us. In this blog, I share two stories to help your kids avoid judging others.
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The Hidden Cost of Fast Fashion
Whilst the cheap nature of Fast Fashion looks appealing, we need to teach kids about the hidden costs to their wallets and the planet.
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3 Money Lessons From Basketball
In this blog, I share 3 really interesting basketball stories and discuss what money lessons these stories can teach kids.
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How To Stay Wealthy: The Diderot Effect
Teaching kids about the Diderot Effect can help them learn to look after their money and spend wisely.
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Should pocket money be linked to chores?
In this blog, I look to answer the popular question 'Should pocket money be linked to chores?' I set out the pros and cons.
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3 ways teaching kids about money makes YOU rich!
Teaching your kids about money doesn't only make your kids better off, it can actually make you better off.
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Heavy Metal Money Story
What can we teach our kids about money from one of the world's best rock guitarist? Don't compare yourself to others!
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3 Money Lessons from Apple
Kids like Apple. Let's use their interest to help them learn about money. In this blog, I set out 3 money lessons from Apple to teach kids.
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4 Parenting Money Mistakes
Kids pick up most of their knowledge about money from watching their parents. Make sure you are avoiding these 4 parenting money mistakes.
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