Posts
Financial education
- 5 Day challenge to get your kids started managing money - 2 January 2024
- The simple way your teenager can manage their money - 12 February 2022
- Money advice for kids that fits on an index card - 29 October 2019
- We Loved How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000 and You Will Too - 7 November 2018
- Pay Day – Our New Favorite Board Game - 20 February 2018
- The Rule of 72 and Exponential Growth - 12 May 2017
- 3 Amazing Resources That Helped Me Get Control of My Finances - 30 April 2017
Financial role models
- Six money (and life) lessons I learned from my dad - 2 June 2021
- 4 Quick ways to be a good money role model for your kids - 25 July 2019
- Does Your Money Talk Match Your Money Walk? - 18 July 2017
- Important Lessons I Learned From My Parents - 30 May 2017
Money conversations
- 3 Great kid-friendly questions about credit and loans - 28 February 2020
- Letters from Mom: The one money trick I wish I had known about when I started working - 30 April 2019
- Letters from Mom: Financial Health is Only One Piece of the Puzzle - 27 February 2019
- Young Money Mistakes – Investing with an Investment Club - 22 October 2018
- An Honest Look at My Finances - 27 September 2018
- My Kid Is Not Motivated By Money - 30 July 2017
- “They Must Be Rich Because They Have a Pool” - 30 June 2017
- Let’s Talk - 18 January 2017
Money mindset
- A recap of The Strangest Secret and how your kids can learn with audio - 30 June 2019
- Parents, please don’t say you’re bad at math - 28 February 2019
- 4 Reasons You Stink at Saving - 9 July 2018
- You Are Not “Bad With Money” — Developing a Growth Mindset - 28 September 2017
Real-life money lessons
- Jumping into the new year with a no-spend (no-stuff) challenge - 30 December 2021
- Our homemade school lunch frugal fail - 18 December 2019
- Teach your kids to give back this holiday season - 26 November 2019
- Yes, your 11 year old can learn to budget - 30 August 2019
- How do I save enough money to buy a car? - 31 May 2019
- How to Give Your Middle-Schooler Additional Freedom in Making Money-Related Decisions - 31 March 2019
- How to Work Money Lessons Into Your Family Vacation - 22 January 2019
- Teaching Kids How to Earn Money with a Side Hustle - 31 December 2018
- Why Your Kids Should Pitch In for Their Activities - 21 December 2018
- Making Money with Chores - 29 October 2018
- Budgeting for Christmas Gifts - 30 August 2018
- We Did It! An Update on Saving for A BIG Lego Set - 30 January 2018
- Delayed Gratification For The Win - 12 September 2017
- How Much Does Your Vacation Really Cost? - 30 August 2017
- The Great Allowance Debate - 11 August 2017
- Results of the No Present Party Experiment - 20 June 2017
- Celebrating Birthdays Without All the Presents - 21 April 2017
- Teach Your 8-Year-Old to Calculate the Tip - 31 March 2017
- Tracking Our Spending on an Awesome Weekend Road Trip - 10 March 2017
- Practice Makes Perfect - 25 January 2017
Spend wisely
- Fine-tuning your budget to make it work for you - 5 February 2025
- The Best Christmas Gift for Kids - 20 September 2018
- Teaching Kids to Spend: Part 5 – Think Before You Spend - 27 June 2018
- Teaching Kids to Spend: Part 4 – Other Ideas - 5 June 2018
- Teaching Kids to Spend: Part 3 – Buying in Bulk - 17 May 2018
- Teaching Kids to Spend: Part 2 – Store Comparisons - 30 April 2018
- Teaching Kids to Spend: Part 1 – Generic vs. Name-Brand Products - 29 April 2018
- If I Could Teach My Child Just One Financial Lesson, It Wouldn’t Be To Save - 15 March 2018
Start saving young
- Missing the mark with a cash-filled photo album - 31 January 2020
- How I streamline my son’s allowance, interest and recurring payments - 30 September 2019
- 6 Small Habits That Will Yield Big Financial Results - 30 November 2018
- Making the Transition from Cash to Card - 10 August 2018
- The Risky Business of CD Rates - 19 July 2018
- February 2018 Interest Report (and Total Savings at the Bank of Mom) - 28 February 2018
- Having “The Talk” About Making Your Money Work Harder: Part 5 – Net Worth - 25 January 2018
- Having “The Talk” About Making Your Money Work Harder: Part 4 – Stocks - 28 December 2017
- Having “The Talk” About Making Your Money Work Harder: Part 3 – CDs - 13 December 2017
- Having “The Talk” About Making Your Money Work Harder: Part 2 – Savings Bonds - 17 November 2017
- Having “The Talk” About Making Your Money Work Harder: Part 1 - 17 October 2017
- Kids Spending Money - 15 October 2017
- August 2017 Interest Report (and Total Savings at the Bank of Mom) - 30 August 2017
- How National Bank of Mom Rewards Savings - 27 February 2017
- Banking for Kids - 23 February 2017
- 10-10-80 Savings Plan - 19 December 2016
- Short-Term Savings Plan - 16 December 2016
- Our Savings Envelope & Register - 17 November 2016
- Hey there, I’m new here! - 4 November 2016