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Article #138: Teaching Children About Money, You Can Never Invest Too Early

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Young children often have no concept of income for the month. While fake money
where money comes from. Every parent works well, if you have have the actually
wants to make sure their children have money available for a one time
their needs and wants filled however what presentation, it can really be eye
are you teaching your children about the opening. Give the bills to your children
value of money and hard work. It is easy and have them collect payment from you.
to take out a credit card and instantly This is a great visual of how money is
gratify your desires however what sort of spent within the family, how hard earned
message does that send to your child. pay checks are spent, and that money
Remember it is important to teach your really does not grow on trees. After the
children about money and investing. Your meeting discuss with the kids how
children are never too young to be everyone can do their part to cut
involved in their own financial success. spending and increase savings.
Developing money and investing skills Start your children investing. It takes
early will help their future success. very little money to invest in a mutual-
Make sure you establish a savings account $2000 is a just enough to invest and turn
for each child and have a plan. Even a small profit. Let your children have
extremely young child understand the their "own" investments, and work
concept of a piggy bank. Establish an together to track it's growth or decline.
allowance for your child. Allow each Each dip and low in the market offers
child to get paid for the chores they do good investment learning points. This
around the house. Encourage them to will allow them to see that money can be
divide up their earnings between a saved and invested for the future. Make
charity gift, short term savings for sure your encourage your children to
toys, pocket money, and long term savings work. For school aged children it may be
for a college education. If may seem extra chores around the house, or yard
silly but establishing good investments work. For teenagers it may be a part time
habits in childhood can last throughout job after school. Letting children
their lifetime. A good balance for your understand that money comes from hard
children would be 10% charity, 50% short work and should not misspent is an
term saving, 30% short term saving, and important lesson. Additionally it build
10% spending. As the child grows older self esteem and pride.
and his needs change the percentages can A family can also establish a savings
be adjusted as they (and you) see fit. fund for items that benefit the whole
Another great way to teach your child family - a vacation, a pool, dvds are
about money and investments is having a also a great thing to save for. Have a
financial family night. Make a list of jar and post a chart of the progress.
all your monthly, and weekly expenses. Each of these suggestions are a great way
Write each expense on a separate pieces to teach a child about money and see the
of paper. Then total up the family's benefits of saving and investing.






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