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6 Smart Financial Gifts to Give Your Kids This Year
American poet Maya Angelou said it best: "When you know better, you do better." The earlier that your kids develop good financial habits, the brighter their financial future will be.With the holidays...
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How to Sell Your House Despite Your Messy Kids
It takes a lot of moving parts to sell a home, and it can be frustrating when one or more of those moving parts just won’t sit still. I’m talking about kids. Kids who, despite your best efforts to...
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How to Afford Your Kid's Braces or Expensive Dental Care
At their six-month dental checkup earlier this year, both of my sons received the dreaded diagnosis: Each one had a cavity in a baby tooth that would need to be filled.In addition to feeling like a...
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4 Ways to Help Your Adult Kids and Still Save for Retirement
It's natural to want to help your adult children financially, whether it's giving them cash for a down payment on a home, or helping them pay off their student loan debt.But don't make the mistake of...
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How to Help Your Adult Children Become Financially Independent
Are your adult children still living at home? Are you sending checks to your post-college sons or daughters to help them pay their student loans, car payments, or cellphone bills? If so, you have adult...
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Should You Make Your Young Kids Pay "Rent?"
A young mother named Essence Evans recently posted on Facebook that she charges her five-year-old daughter $1 each for rent, utilities, food, water, and cable out of her weekly $7 allowance. The...
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5 Ways New Parents Can Manage Debt
Bringing a new little one into your family is an exciting time, but it can also be stressful if you have to juggle new baby expenses on top of debt repayment. Don't get overwhelmed. These tips will...
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4 Things Teens Can Do Now to Prepare for Financial Independence
In the past couple months, it's become abundantly clear that today's teens are tenacious and enterprising. Add in the fact that they are "digital natives" and have a firm grasp on social media and...
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7 Money Lessons Kids Can Learn From the Tooth Fairy
My first visit from the Tooth Fairy is my first specific memory of holding money in my hand. I ran to my parents bedroom excitedly exclaiming, "I got a quarter!""Actually," my sleepy dad told me, "You...
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Does Your Teenager Really Need a Credit Card?
Giving your teenager a credit card may seem like a scary proposition, but it could be the safest way to teach them about credit. Credit expert John Ulzheimer says it's just like teaching your teenager...
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28 Free Ways to Entertain Your Kids This Summer
Making memories with your kids this summer doesn't have to drain your bank account. Your children just want to enjoy time together, and there are plenty of ways to do that on a budget. Here are 28 free...
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Should You Get Life Insurance for Your Kids?
My father was a financial planner, and he got his start by selling insurance. That meant Dad had some very strong opinions about insurance in general, and life insurance in particular. He was not shy...
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5 Smart Money Moves Your Kids Can Make Over Summer Vacation
Summer vacation when you're a kid means endless days of bike riding, swimming, playing video games, and fighting over who gets the last purple Popsicle in the freezer.It's not nearly as idyllic for Mom...
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9 Essential Personal Finance Skills to Teach Your Kid Before They Move Out
Your child is on the verge of moving out and living on their own. Are they prepared?Arming them with the right personal finance knowledge will give them a strong foundation to go and achieve many of...
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How to Get Your Kid Started With Investing
My daughter recently lost $80 in her bedroom. It's just gone. One theory is that we accidentally donated it to Goodwill, since she had stored it in an old book and we'd been clearing out a lot of junk....
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