Entries in the Category 'Money Matters'

What do kids really need from us?

April 17th, 2009 / 4 Comments

I love to read. I just finished reading a book that my sister recommended, Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah, a true story of her life.
Adeline was born in the 30’s and grew up in an affluent family in China.  As the youngest of five, their mother died after giving birth to Adeline. Carrying the [...]

Making the world a better place

February 26th, 2009 / No Comments

A year ago I wrote a post on 3 ways we can set an example to our children to make the world a better place.
Now more than ever, in our current state of the economy where people are distressed about one thing or another, it is important for everyone of us to do our part [...]

Teaching your children to budget for gifts

December 8th, 2008 / 1 Comment

How do you help your children budget for Christmas gifts for their friends?
What do you do when your children want to buy an expensive gift for a friend they don’t know that well?
Is it ok to say, “You can’t spend that much on someone you don’t know that well.”? Does it sound like I’m teaching [...]

Kids and the economy

March 3rd, 2008 / 3 Comments

Kids don’t know anything about the economy nor do they care. They could care less about unemployment, recession, or foreclosures.
But kids should be very concern about the economy. Do they know that it has a great impact on their personal lives? Their family vacation, their college fund, the amount of Christmas gifts they get, and [...]