Learning to handle money responsibly is a lesson that should be learned while young, and the opportunity to learn is available at the Maplewood Center in Garden City. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Teen and Financial Peace Junior is being offered at the center beginning July 14. “Financial education is fundamental for success in today’s world,” … Continue reading Garden City program helps kids learn how to manage money
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Choice rates on children’s bank accounts
There are many surprise lessons to learn in personal finance and, if children’s bank account offerings are anything to go by, the banks are making sure customers learn them young. Consumer group Choice analysed 26 children’s bank accounts offered by big banks and credit unions and were shocked by the $25 minimum monthly deposit required by … Continue reading Choice rates on children’s bank accounts
Building society offers young savers 5pc
Yorkshire Building Society has released a new children’s savings account paying an attractive rate of 5pc for one year, but there’s a catch. The account is only available to members of the society. Any child aged 11 to 15 who has been a member of Yorkshire Building Society for at least two years can open … Continue reading Building society offers young savers 5pc
8/10 kids know their parents worry about money
Parents in Wales and the West are almost twice as likely to borrow from their kids as the national average Parents are unaware of how well children are picking up on their money concerns, according to new figures from Halifax’s annual Pocket Money survey. The biggest survey of its kind in the UK, this is … Continue reading 8/10 kids know their parents worry about money
Family checkbook: Introduce children to money-related apps
By Kathy Sweedler/University of Illinois Extension Summertime! It’s a wonderful time of year to slow down and relax after a busy school year of homework, events and bustling to be on time. Summer also is a chance for children to practice life skills, including money management. Of course, the lessons need to be both age-appropriate … Continue reading Family checkbook: Introduce children to money-related apps
‘Kids to college’ savings programs take root
Like many busy mothers of young kids, Sylvia Suarez never thought too much about college for her two boys, much less saving for it. College simply seemed a long way off. Until this school year. Under a pilot program at Tahoe Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., Suarez got the motivation – and free cash – … Continue reading ‘Kids to college’ savings programs take root
Planning for Kids…Don’t Wait for Total Financial Security
Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free except for our house, and she would like for us to go ahead and start a family. I make good money, but I’d still like to wait a little longer and add some extra to our emergency fund before taking that step. Who do you think is … Continue reading Planning for Kids…Don’t Wait for Total Financial Security
Dave Ramsey’s daughter on raising money-smart kids
Rachel Cruze is the daughter of respected financial author and radio host Dave Ramsey. An accomplished author and speaker in her own right, Cruze and her father just released “Smart Money Smart Kids,” a book about raising financially responsible children. Here are highlights from our interview with Cruze on raising financially smart kids. What was … Continue reading Dave Ramsey’s daughter on raising money-smart kids
Parents in money classes; pur kids get $200 in college savings
Like many busy moms of young kids, Sylvia Suarez never thought too much about college for her two boys, much less saving for it. College simply seemed a long way off. Until this school year. Under a pilot program at Tahoe Elementary School in Sacramento, Suarez got the motivation – and free cash – to … Continue reading Parents in money classes; pur kids get $200 in college savings
Entrepreneur’s kids inspired battle with California teachers
By Amanda Becker and Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch says it was his three children who motivated him to spend almost $2 million challenging California’s teacher tenure laws. Welch, an engineer with at least 130 patents, is the force behind Students Matter, the non-profit organization whose lawsuit against the state … Continue reading Entrepreneur’s kids inspired battle with California teachers
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