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How are parents teaching money to you?

August 19, 2011

How are your parents teaching money to you? It may have been through your first piggy bank. Hopefully, you have been consistent in putting money into it. However there is a big difference between your piggy bank (money box) and a real bank and today I want to show you how a real bank works. [...]

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Scary statistics with kids making money and credit cards

August 16, 2011

By the time your kids making money after finishing high school, there’s a good chance they will have acquired a credit card. In America, nearly two-thirds of today’s university students have at least one credit card in their name. According to the AustraliaSCAN reports, 46% of 18-25 year olds had a credit card in Australia [...]

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Teaching Kids About Money Early with Credit Cards

August 7, 2011

Are you aware that by the time your children have finished high school, there’s a high chance they will have acquired a credit card? It’s this reason we really need to start teaching kids about money early. In America, nearly two-thirds of today’s university students have at least one in their name. According to the [...]

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B105 and their Underage Accountants

July 28, 2011

For those who listen to Labby, Camilla and Stav on B105 radio in Brisbane, this week you would have heard that they’ve been given their own underage accountant each who are managing their money and setting their budget each day. When listening to this segment, what I’ve found is that these underage accountants are limiting [...]

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Teaching Your Children Where Money Comes From

July 14, 2011

When you begin teaching kids Tabout money it is very important to teach them where it comes from. If you ask your child where they think money comes from today, you may get some pretty interesting or unexpected responses. One young girl thought that money came from a hole in the wall, because she saw [...]

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Making Money Doing What You Love

July 11, 2011

Here’s some unusal kids making money ideas. If you love sports such as football or netball(whether watching it or playing), why not consider becoming a referee? According to AusRef.com, refereeing generally pays the same as a casual job in fast food or retail, and many people find being out in the sun running around more [...]

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Staying Motivated

July 4, 2011

It seems like it will never get here. You are saving for that new Ipad2 or that push bike and it seems like even though you save you still haven’t made any progress towards your goal. You would love to ask your parents for the money but they already told you that if you wanted [...]

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The twins second kids making money coaching session

April 3, 2011

In my second kids making money coaching session with twins Chaise and Kayla, we talked in length about how they could market their dog walking business around the neighbourhood. First things first, the girls needed an appealing name for their business and came up with “Paws… and take a Walk”. With that out of the [...]

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A great story on ways for kids to earn money

March 24, 2011

Have you considered dog walking as a strategy for ways for kids to earn money?  Here’s a case study you may find useful… I’d like you to meet Chaise and Kayla, who are 13 year old twins and live a couple of doors down from me.  I first met them around one and a half [...]

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Kids making money with lemonade

March 22, 2011

Remember all the intelligent kids making money in your street from having their own business such as Lemonade Stands or something similar?  Maybe you were one of them. Making your own cash during the holidays to buy that brand new computer game you have your eye on or having enough money to spend on the [...]

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