Kids & Money

If you want to learn how to help your kids develop financial strength – we’ve got the tool and articles to help you, help them.

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Getting Kids Clothes Cheap or Free: 25+ Used Clothing Tips For Kids

Save money on kids clothes by finding them for free or cheap.

If you want to find kids’ clothes cheap, our Used Clothing Tips for Kids Page will help. Check out this growing list of money-saving tips from Steve & Annette and our readers to help you save on clothing for your children!  TABLE OF CONTENTS1 25+ Winning Quick Tips for Saving Money on Kids’ Clothes2 14. Kids Blue Jean Tips3 16. Buy, Consign, Sell, and Swap4 17. Spread the Word & Pass it On5 18. Used Clothing Tips for Kids Not …

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Summer Jobs for Teens: Finding Work & Earning Money

Summer Jobs for Teens - a girl working as a barista at a coffee shop.

Is your teen looking for a summer job? There are companies hiring AND lots of out-of-the-box earning opportunities.  We’ll give you tons of practical ideas to help your teenager find work this summer, and into the rest of the year.  1. Paying Summer Jobs for Teens There are lots of jobs for teens in the restaurant industry and others. Here’s a shortlist of the types of jobs a young person can get near home. Courtesy Clerk at a Grocery …

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Should You Buy Your Teenager a Car? This Dad Gave a 1965 Mustang!

Should you give your teen a car?

Have you wondered if you should give your teen a car? Are other parents in your area doing it and you’re getting pressure from your child? Should Parents Give A Car to a Teen? Is it MoneySmart to give your kids a car and a computer? One dad thinks so. We didn’t give any of our kids a car. But we did help them save and shop and buy their first cars for cash. When we heard about this …

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11 ways to Save Energy for Kids and Your Electric Bill

Hand holding a light bulb trying to save electricity.

We taught our kids to save money on electricity … and everything else. When we received this question from a website visitor from Australia, we thought we’d put our ideas in writing so you could learn to save energy for kids too. Question about how to get my kids on board with saving money Do your kids save electricity? How do you get your kids to appreciate ever-increasing electricity costs and to turn off lights and appliances? Mine just …

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Kids are too Expensive – We’re gonna Wait!

Two baby hands counting fingers. Kids are too expenisve.

Are you debating if it is too expensive to have kids these days? Have you heard the government statistics about the cost of raising a child? We raised 5 kids and spent less than 60% of what the government experts estimated. Learn how. Kerri’s story: How one reader grew up and was taught to manage money. Question About the Cost of Having Kids: When I graduated from high school, I paid for my own auto insurance, graduation gown, and …

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Teens & Credit: How to Establish A Good Credit Score as a Teenager

Teenagers & Credit Scores: how to help them establish good credit!

Are you wanting to help your teenager establish a good credit score? Teenagers & Credit Scores is a great topic to be concerned about. Raising money-smart teens is more than just teaching our kids to work and earn and save and spend carefully. We need to teach teens the ins and outs of borrowing money and being smart about credit. Question about Teenagers & Credit Scores I was wondering if you don’t use any credit cards, how did you …

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Start Adulting On the Right Foot – 4 Tips to Success and Financial Peace

Starting Adulting - 2 jumping girls at the ocean in sunset.

A college graduate is starting Adulting. She asks what are the best things she can do to start living the adult life in a money-smart way. The transition from being a student to becoming an adult can be a shock to the system. Money Smart Adulting? Hey there, Economides family:) I am from Portugal and I love your tips. My birthday is coming soon and I will order your books as a gift. Here life is a little different …

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How to Save Money Raising A Baby | 5 Clever Tips

Baby blocks stacked up with a Dollar sign.

If you’re having a baby and want to save money we’ll show you how to raise a baby on a budget. To us they’re cuddly, snuggly and sometimes slobbery — and to marketers, they’re a gold mine. We’re talking about babies and what it costs to diaper, feed, clothe and entertain them in their first years. Some experts predict — and hope — that you’ll spend somewhere between $8,000 and $10,000 before Junior’s first birthday. Believe it or not, …

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Entrepreneurship For Kids – Easy Ideas for Kids Starting Their Own Businesses

young boy sitting at a large business desk with a book opened in front of him

Some kids just want to be grown up and have a knack for making money. Entrepreneurship for kids is a hot topic – how can a parent help channel that energy in the right direction? What’s on the mind of your average 15-year-old? Most likely it’s a combination of prom dates, SATs and driver’s education classes. Well, that’s not the case for Maddie Bradshaw (watch her on Shark Tank). At the age of 15, Maddie pitched her first business idea …

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