Teenagers and Money – part 1
The subject of Money and Teenagers is a biggie, so we’ve split it into two parts. In this first part we take a look at Responsibility, Accountability and Consequences. When it comes to teaching your teens [...]
Children Attach Emotions to Money – Just Like Adults
Logic causes us to think, but all our decisions are governed by emotions. Food is a classic example, when we see that sandwich or the chocolate cake or the donuts, we can already taste it. [...]
What Do You Teach Children About Money?
Financial literacy for children is a hot topic. Start them young so they learn to 'spend and save', is one school of thought. After more (great) feedback we’re continuing the very important topic of Children/Kids [...]
When do You Talk to Your Children About Money?
If you want your children to be financially smart adults, then you have to talk to them about money – warts and all. OK, but why do we need to talk to our children about [...]
Kids and Cash
We had quite a lot of feedback after our last post about kids and money, so here’s more thoughts on the same topic. As I discovered when chatting to a group of parents about kids and pocket [...]
Kids and Pocket Money
The topic of pocket money (or an allowance) for children can be a highly emotive topic. Even between parents there can be dissenting views on this subject. With the recent publicity about children and money, [...]
Relationship Golden Handcuffs
We tend to think of the ‘Golden Handcuffs’ only in terms of a work scenario. Where the financial rewards paid are over the odds to stay in our current work situation. Typically, this is where [...]
Why Do We Argue About Money?
A while ago we ran a series of video Q&A’s where we invited questions about money. By far and away, the most asked question was, why do my partner and I always argue about money? [...]
That Unexpected Windfall
One of the things about being on holiday, is being able to catch up on some reading. A good thriller novel is brilliant and I have just finished reading, ‘Something in the Water’ by Catherine [...]
How Do You Build Wealth?
We were with a group of friends recently and among the topics that got thrashed around was (besides the Sevens, the cricket and a bit of music) the money we had earned during our working [...]