Not Made Of Money » Kids And Money

Keeping the Kids Entertained on Thanksgiving Break

Dana Joseph — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:12 +0000

While you are probably looking forward to spending time with your friends and family over the Thanksgiving holiday, I suspect your kids have an entirely different take on Thanksgiving. They may be glad to spend time with their family and friends, their focus is probably on the upcoming break from school. Thanksgiving break [...]

Teaching Kids to Spend Their Money Smartly

Dana Joseph — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:27:44 +0000

One of the many parts of responsible parenting is teaching your little ones how to handle their own finances. Now is the time to begin planting the seeds of good financial practices in their minds. Although they don’t have a lot of money now, the fundamentals they learn will serve them well when [...]

How We’re Teaching Our Kids About Money

Dana Joseph — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:49:57 +0000

I’ve written in the past how we are teaching the kids about finances. They each have their own tithing, spending, and saving jars. But just because they know how to divide their money, doesn’t really mean they understand much about managing money. We try to teach lessons just during everyday occurences and [...]

To Limit Spending, Limit Your Exposure to Advertising

Dana Joseph — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:40:38 +0000

One of the things we’ve noticed in our family is that the more advertising we see, the more stuff we are likely to want. This is especially true with our children. We try to minimize the amount of advertising they are exposed to which helps to alleviate some of the “I wants”. [...]