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My 13 year old son spent a day with my Dad last week.  My Dad loves cars and my son has become more and more interested in them [...]

Entitlement vs. Earning: How to Avoid Harmful Help as a Parent

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The following is a guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of the book Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom
“But I want it NOW!” As if yelling this over and over creates the right for a child or even an adult to get what they [...]

What do you think? Should you discuss finances with your children?

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One of the frequent topics of discussion between my wife and I is whether we should discuss our finances with our children and if so, how much should we discuss. We’ve been having this discussion off and on since our oldest son starting understanding what money was. We both agree that [...]

Kids eat free at Dickeys

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This article is part of my ongoing Money Saving Monday series. You can read the rest of the series here. Have a tip you would like to share? Then contact me!
I’ve written about kids eat free deals before and how given we have 6 children we are the constant prowl [...]

1 marshmallow or 2? A study on the benefits of delayed gratification

While listening to the book, Crucial Conversations a few weeks back, the authors discussed a study that was done in the 1960’s by Standford University psychology researcher Michael Mischel. His study demonstrated how important self-discipline is to success.
The study began with a group of children 4 years old. He optionally offered them [...]

Teach your teen the basics of money management

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This article is part of the Money Matters for All Ages group writing project being conducted by the M-Network and other blogging friends. See the bottom of this article for the full list of participants and links to their articles. Please check back daily as I will update the links as new [...]

3 steps to a personalized income plan for your children

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This is a guest post by WJ, a husband, father, fellow Christian and frequent commenter here on Gather Little by Little. WJ had made a very informative comment on my article, 10 Ideas To Help Teach Your Kids About Money. I asked him if he might be interested in expanding further [...]

10 Ideas To Help Teach Your Kids About Money

Given our new perspective on money, my wife and I have been looking for opportunities where we can involve our children and begin teaching them about money.
Here are 10 ideas to help your kids learn about savings and overall money management:

Create a savings account for them. Preferably use one of the new online high-interest [...]