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New blog each week to help parents teach their kids about money.

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How to teach your kids about banks (and how some fail)

With news of banks failing in the news, I thought this was a great opportunity to teach kids how banks work and why some fail.

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What kids should know about money: What 'Wealthy' REALLY means

We need to teach kids to be grateful for what they have in order for them to feel 'wealthy'. Learn how in this blog.

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How to teach kids about Buy Now, Pay Later

Buy Now, Pay Later is popping up everywhere. We need to teach kids about it and help them understand why they need to avoid

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Explaining Dividend Investing To Kids

Teaching kids about the magic of dividend investing can get them excited about starting to save and invest their money now.

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Explaining NFTs To Kids

In this blog I help parents overcome the challenge of explaining NFTS (Non-fungible tokens) to kids.

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How to teach your kids about BONDS

This blog helps you teach your kids all about investing in bonds - the second largest investment market in the world.

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How to teach kids about currencies

Kids are hearing about cryptocurrencies, it's really important they first learn about regular currencies. Here's how to teach them.

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How to teach your kids about INSURANCE (the Insurance Squirrels)

Teaching kids about insurance will help them protect their money and also appreciate that they need to budget for this expense.

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How to teach your kids about ... Paying Bills

Whilst we might not like thinking about our bills, we have to make the effort to teach our kids about them. Learn how in this blog.

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Avoiding the Swamp: How to teach your kids about Bad Debt

For our kids to grow up financially healthy, we need to teach them to avoid bad debt. Find out here in this blog.

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How to teach your kids about Inflation

Teaching kids about inflation helps them realise the need to make their money grow over time as things get more expensive.

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How to teach kids about Passive Income

Teaching kids about passive income helps them to learn about compound interest, freedom, investing all in one. It also help reduce spending.

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How to teach your kids about Compound Interest

Teaching your kids compound interest can help them grow up financially healthy. Those that understand it, earn it. Those that don't, pay it.

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How to teach your kids about Negotiating

When it comes to money, we need to make sure we teach our kids about negotiating. This skill can help them save and earn more money.

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How to teach your kids about: The Stock Market - Part 2

This blog focuses on answering the question: How do you pick which companies to invest in?

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How to teach your kids about: The Greater Fool Theory

The Greater Fool Theory is when people buy things with the hope of selling it to a greater fool in the future. Is the greatest fool you?

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How to teach your kids about: Keeping up with the Jones'

This blog discusses four ways to help your kids from "keeping up with The Jones'"

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How to teach your kids that a home is NOT an investment

Whilst I want my kids to own their own homes, I don't want them to spend all their money in their home. Why? A home is not an investment.

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How to teach your kids about: Budgeting

Teach your kids the number one life skill adults wish they had been taught as a kid - how to budget money.

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How to teach your kids about: Tax

Learn why and how you should teach your kids about tax. To make it engaging for kids, I use 'the Money Birds'.