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Lesson 1 – Get Money Into Their Hands Lesson 2 – Teach Them The Value Of A Dollar Lesson 3 – Show Them How To Budget Lesson 4 – Teach Your Kid To Save Lesson 5 – Educate Them On Compound Interest Lesson 6 – Expose Them To Investing Lesson 7 – Break The News About Taxes Lesson 8 – Explain Borrowing And Credit Lesson 9 – Inspire Them To Be Charitable Lesson 10 – Advise Them About Insurance Lesson 11 – Demystify Legal Documents Lesson 12 – Warn Them About Money Safety
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Teaching parents how to talk to their kids about money.

In many households, money is often labeled as a taboo topic. Parents simply aren’t comfortable talking about money with their kids. One great way to start a conversation is to have regular family discussions about the importance of finances.

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The Bottom Line

Good money habits don’t just happen—they have to be taught. It’s important to begin educating your kids when they are young which will prepare them to manage their finances as adults.

How It Works

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Read The Chapter

Once a month, read one of the 12 financial lessons giving you a sufficient foundation on the topic.

Listen to a Podcast

Listen to one of the <10-minute lesson episodes which will prepare you with questions to ask during that conversation and the likely responses you’ll hear from your child.

Send a TikTok

Forward the TikTok we provide which will set the stage for that conversation in a language they understand- TikTok’ese.

The Money Conversation

Print out our lesson conversation guide PDF which gives you a reminder sheet of all the question prompts you learned about in the podcast.

How It Works

1

Read The Chapter

Once a month, read one of the 12 financial lessons giving you a sufficient foundation on the topic.

2

Listen to a Podcast

Listen to one of the <10-minute lesson episodes which will prepare you with questions to ask during that conversation and the likely responses you’ll hear from your child.

3

Send a TikTok

Forward the TikTok we provide which will set the stage for that conversation in a language they understand- TikTok’ese.

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The Money Conversation

Print out our lesson conversation guide PDF which gives you a reminder sheet of all the question prompts you learned about in the podcast.

Everyday activities to teach financial literacy to kids.

You may have experienced the harsh consequences of poor money management at some point in your adult life. It could have been when you fell behind on rent payments or got in over your head with credit card debt. If you want your kids to avoid those same pitfalls, then you need to start teaching financial literacy sooner rather than later.

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The 12 Lessons

1) Get money in their hands

2) Teach them the value of a dollar

3) Show them how to budget

4) Teach your kid to save

5) Educate them on compound interest

6) Expose them to investing

7) Break the news about taxes

8) Explain borrowing and credit

9) Inspire them to be charitable

10) Advise them about insurance

11) Demystify legal documents

12) Warn them about money safety

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