Once your children understand the concept that their money can make money for them when they lend it out to someone, you can talk to them...

As they grow older, your child might start to wonder how money got its worth and where it comes from in the first place. I think valuing...

What happens on the off-chance that your child isn’t interested in giving away their money or volunteering their time? If you have...

Whether or not an allowance should be given parallel to chores for children has been highly debated in financial education circles. On...

How often should you pay your child their allowance, and how much should it be? If you're not making your kids allowance contingent on...

Allowances are not quite as simple as they appear on the surface. Fortunately, having a plan for your allowance system doesn’t take too...

Financial planning is a pain, but it’s necessary to do. It becomes even more important when you have children relying on you. You need to...

How much do you know about money? In order to teach your children about money, you yourself need to have a solid grasp of your finances –...

My upcoming book, Beyond the Piggy Bank, is intended to help parents create a plan to teach their kids about money. I was inspired...

In order for your financial education roadmap to be most effective, it must be designed around a set of consistent financial values....

If you're frustrated with kids caught up with gifts and toys this season, you might consider this project Kate and I do with our kids. We...

When your child goes to college, it is a litmus test to see how well you’ve prepared them for Real Life (no pressure). For most kids,...

In my previous post, I described an immersive version of “Take your Daughter to Work” where I took my 7-year-old daughter on a three-day...

Integrating your children in the workplace can be extremely difficult, although it continues to be a prevalent topic of conversation as...

It’s tempting to fix our children’s problems for them. If it takes money, the dollar amount is usually small so it’s not a big deal for...

In our society, entrepreneurship is about as close as we can get to a magic elixir. The premise that someone can conceive of an idea,...

I grew up in a house where investing was often discussed. My dad was, and still is, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - he manages...

Parenting is one of the toughest things I’ve ever done. One of the frustrating parts of it is the constant nagging thought that I’m...

Most sales training involves following a system – a tried and true approach that allows predictable results. In many cases, it works...

My businesses have been successful and afforded me a fantastic lifestyle. But all of this leads me to a constantly nagging fear – that...