About this title: Joline Godfrey aims her friendly, approachable, and practical text at parents and grandparents of children aged 5 to 18. At the heart of the book is a developmental map covering 10 specific money skills children can master by the age of 18 to become financially secure adults. This book helps children achieve independence and become responsible members of families and communities by teaching habitual savings, smart money management, and decision-making skills.
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date Published: 2004-09-01
ISBN-13:9781580085366ISBN:1580085369
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date Published: 2003-09
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Publisher: Ten Speed Pr
Date Published: 2003-09-01
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Date Published: 2003
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Date Published: 2003-09
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Date Published: 2003
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"She's preaching to the choir, here, so that may influence my rating, star-wise. I read this in prep for a class I was going to take...but missed. Luckily the instructor is a friend so I think I got my questions answered.
The gist is that kids need to be taught how to by fiscally responsible, that they won't necessarily pick it up on their own, even if their parents set a good example. I know this seems like "duh" but I was surprised how many of my own friends don't teach their kids budgeting, saving, spending, etc.
Godfrey writes about what allowance is for -- so your kids can practise money skills, while you are around to monitor and help. Allowance is not a salary for chores nor is it an entitlement for existing -- it's "a tool for helping children to manage money." She could have pulled that right out of my mind.
She also has broken her message down into ages: 5-8, 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18, so you can figure out where your own kids should be, and where you need to play catch-up. She also identifies some money types: the hoarder, the spendthrift, the scrimper, the giver, the beggar, the hustler, and the oblivious.
I liked it. It's very straightforward and while I am lax in a few areas, I feel pretty good about my parenting skills, finanacially, right now."
"A book that will be helpful through the years. One of the most valuable ideas I took away from the first part of the book is that an allowance is a learning tool, not a salary or an entitlement. We've started an allowance and teaching Ruby about money and it has been a lot of fun, although Ruby asks, "why are you talking about money all the time now?""
"allright, i'm ready! let's start paying our kid! very intriguing, will see how it works. still not sure if they can spend money on what they want or not..."
"everyone who has kids should read this book immediately!!! the chapters are separated by age, so it's a very quick and easy to read and digest. we think her perspective is right on, and she has great tips. we haven't started an allowance for leah yet, but when we do we'll definitely use her approach."
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