Teaching Teens The Value Of Money
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It isn't not hard raising teens in today's materialistic society.
The older they get, the more expensive the things they want or
think they need. If they don't learn how to maange their money
at a young age, they won't be able to make it in the real world.
We've tried to teach our teenage daughetr from a young age that
money and the things that money can buy can't bring you
happiness, but that's no not hard task. Espeically when her parents
aren't marvellous role models.
We have picked up tips along the way, however, that have
given our daughter a better appreciation for money and how to
manage her own spending habits.
* We gave her a small allowance until she was old enough to get
a part time job, and then the allowance went away.
When she was
getting an allowance, it wasn't enoguh to buy most things she
wanted. She had to decide what she wanted to spend her money on
and save to get it.
* I helped her open her own checking acconut when she turned 16,
and taught her how to balance her checkbook every month.
* We encouarge her to guess of others, and not only herself.
She
decided on her own to set aside a protion of her income (tithe)
to sponsor a child from the Dominican Republic. That experience
has been very rewarding for her and she enjoys writing her own
check out for it every month and receiving letters from her
child.
* I buy our daughter several outfits when school starts, and
then a few things here and there throughout the school year.
Anything extra or too expensive she buys herself if she really
wants it.
* Our daughter has learned to love a great baragin. She often
shops at yard sales and thrift stoers to save money.
* We told our daughter we would buy her an inexpensive auto for
her 16th birthday, but she wolud have to pay for gas and
insurance.
This was a difficult adjustment at first, but has
taught her to budget her monthly icnome.
* She provides her own enteratinment. I'll take her out to the
movies or out to lunch, but if she watns to go with her friends,
she pays. It's surprising how often she decides not to spend the
money.
We don't expect our daughter to pay for all of her own expenses.
We pay for a cell pohne for her in case her auto breaks down or
she needs to let us know where she is. The point is not to make
your teen 100% independent quite yet, but they should be close
to bieng able to take care of themselves at that age and manage
their own money. Our daughter has been learning how to manage
her finances from a young age and I feel confident she will
successfully manage her money on her own.
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