Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค It's also Election Day, so no matter where you live, please get out and vote if you haven't already. Election Day offers an opportunity for adults to talk to the young people in their lives about how choices shape outcomes and why individual decisions matter. These same ideas are at the heart of financial literacy, and...
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Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค If you're still scrambling to put together a last-minute Halloween costume, don't despair. Google has a list of 10 trending Halloween costumes you can look at for some inspiration. But if the whole costume thing is too much, I've got something else you can do in the spirit of Halloween: Try ghosting the financial the...
14 days agoย โขย 3 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค With cooler weather firmly on the way, I can't ignore that fall is indeed here โ and so are the rising costs of keeping a home running. If your kids are like most, they're probably doing their part to keep your electric bill high by leaving all the lights on in the house!๐ They don't think about what those lights, hot...
21 days agoย โขย 4 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค Long before they get their first paycheck, kids are already learning how business works. They trade Pokรฉmon cards and squishies, sell lemonade, and persuade their parents to buy the latest trending toy. These activities give them an early lesson in buying and selling. They also create opportunities to build financial...
28 days agoย โขย 4 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค I know it's hard to believe, but some people are already talking about holiday shopping. For the record, I'm definitely not some people. ๐ But I do love a good sale. And I know to watch out for those instances when a sale can make a purchase look like a smart one. That $100 sweater marked down to $60 looks like a $40...
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Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค Parents spend a lot of time trying to protect kids from mistakes. We step in when they forget something, make a bad choice, or seem like they're barreling toward a consequence that we can absolutely see coming. That instinct can kick into even higher gear when money is involved. Nobody wants their child to waste money,...
about 1 month agoย โขย 3 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค When I was getting ready to write this newsletter, I thought about how I always wanted to know how much things cost when I was little. Our house, our cars, our food, my clothes, my toys โ you name it, I wanted to know the price. My mom usually bore the brunt of my price-tag obsession. To her credit, she never made me...
2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค Let's talk about one of the most powerful words in marketing: FREE! Young people are growing up in an economy where free can be pretty complicated. A free app collects personal data. A free trial may become a paid subscription. Or a free delivery offer comes with service fees. That's why it's so important for young...
3 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Dollars, Cents, and Confidence Weekly tips for the grown-ups shaping youth into financially savvy adults Hey there! It's Talk About Money Tuesday, my favorite day of the week!๐ค Well, I have to be honest, folks. I keep seeing fall clothes in the stores and I don't like it. Can I enjoy this last bit of summer without all these reminders that fall is coming? ๐ With new-season clothes in stores โ sometimes months before we need them โ it's easy for young people to think they need to shop now to...
3 months agoย โขย 3 min read