#9 of the Top 10 things NOT to say to your kids about $$$ – “Money doesn’t grow on trees!”
Instead, you should say “Make a list of your needs and wants and let’s talk about how you can earn some money to save to get what you need and want.”
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Susan Beacham founded Money Savvy Generation in 1999 after almost two decades in private banking and investment management complemented by considerable time teaching at the elementary level.
I agree with this one. Instead of saying something they don’t understand we do math! We find the cost of something she wants and we do the math to figure out how many hours mommy has to work to afford the item she wants.