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3:49 PM, Jul. 15, 2007
When Do I Start Teaching the Kids About Money?
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I was asked recently, "When do I start teaching the kids about money?"
Here's my answer:
- From the day they are born by your example of giving, saving, delayed gratification, and planning for the future.
- From the day they can listen to stories. Tell them about what a bank is via stories. Tell them about the foolish child who spent all their money, tell them about the evils of consumer debt...
- When they can answer a question like: "Why can't Mommy buy all the pretty clothes she wants?"
- When they won't share their toys and you ask, "Where did those toys come from?"
- When they can understand that there is a God and He provided everything they have.
Carol
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