Hi all... When I moved a little over a year ago, I put a whole bunch of inventory in my storage unit.I was going through said unit this past weekend and found a bunch of kid's books I'd like to send your way so YOU can enjoy them and I can, well, clear out my storage unit! Here's [...]
Because I constantly check in with the folks who purchase The Ultimate Allowance, I frequently get questions in my email box about little things (which are always big things:-). Usually they are simple but here are a few I thought I'd share from a dad with three sons. He's about to start the 8-year old [...]
We all accept the idea that an education is one of the most valuable things a human being can have. Yet, the truth is that a grade here and a grade there isn't what's going to make our kids happy, healthy, productive human beings and yet we push them to get the best grades they [...]
For anyone to do anything, they usually have to have a compelling reason to do so. Regardless of age, doing something 'just because' doesn't generally work too well. This is the exact reason why you must help children provide their own compelling reason for starting a business. Let's take, for example, two situations for have [...]
It's hard to disagree with the idea that in life we trade one thing for another. We trade our time and energy for money. We trade our time and energy for food, water, shelter, protection, and a whole lot more. In addition to trading 'things', we trade 'ways of being'. Adults trade being good employees, [...]
For all of you financial freedom fans, you probably are not only aware of Robert Allen but you've read several of his books, especially Multiple Streams of Income. On my recent Internet Marketing Cruise (Jan. 09), I had the honor of asking Mr. Allen three specific questions: 1) How he learned about money and wealth [...]
Allowances and Holiday Spending: Give the Gift of Financial Skills that Keep on Giving. It's that time of year again. Time to 'help' your kids buy gifts (if you do gifts) for others. And by help, I mean help them literally and financially. There's so many options for this 'help', I could write a book [...]
As a parent, you may be very confused about how to dole out this thing called an allowance. But before you ever dole it out, you have to know WHY you're doling it out. Here's some questions to ponder before you put an allowance system, any system (The Ultimate Allowance or any other system) into [...]
You may be thinking to yourself, “Is there something I can do to make sure my kids don’t move home after they move out?” In other words, you want a way to make sure they grow up to be financially self-reliant. I’m here to say, 'Yes, there are some relatively simple steps you can take [...]
I've been thinking on this one for years. Parents have called and emailed me over the years, since I first created The Money Camp for Kids and Teens (now called Camp Millionaire) and told me that they want their children to learn the 'value of a buck.' I remember thinking the very first time I [...]
A few weeks ago I got a call from Inc.com’s Tamara Schweitzer, one of the online magazines staff writers on the subject of “How to Recession-Proof Your Kids”. There were several great contributions to this article, including yours truly. It's worth your time to check it out), and this is especially true if you have [...]
“The best defense is a good offense.” ~ Dan Gable, Olympic gold medalist and most successful coach in history. Imagine trying to teach your child to be a major league pitcher but never giving him a ball to throw, never putting him on the field, never giving him a glove and, oh yeah, never teaching [...]