by Lynne L. Finch | Feb 8, 2019 | Kids, Money and Responsibility, Parents & Allowances
Here’s a multiple choice question for parents. What do you say when your kids ask for money? A. Why do you need money? B. Do you think money grows on trees? (What our parents might have said.) C. You just want money so you can go spend it at the...
by Lynne L. Finch | Aug 15, 2018 | Kids, Money and Responsibility
A piggy bank does not help our kids learn how to spend money they can’t see or touch. Kids see debit card spending at the store, but do they have any idea what you are doing? Using a debit card is like cash spending without cash. Unlike getting cash from an ATM,...
by Lynne L. Finch | May 10, 2018 | Kids, Money and Responsibility
A piggy bank teaches kids how to put cash in and take cash out. Piggy banks are cute and sometimes clever. However, piggy banks do not teach kids about real banks. Piggy banks are storage containers Today’s piggy banks provide new features claiming to make them more...
