A friend of mine was taking down his Christmas decorations over the weekend, and shared on Facebook a picture of the very tight storage space that was available to store the many storage bins. I commented on the picture, joking that it looked like he … [Read more...] about Life Is Just A Game Of Tetris
My son is extremely picky about his jeans. I dread going shopping for new jeans with him, because he will pick out, try on, and approve jeans, but then decide somewhere down the road that he no longer likes them. One year I simply gave up and he wore … [Read more...] about How I’m Using Jeans To Teach My Son About Finances
While we were lifting weights on Thursday my fifteen year old son surprised me with the following question: “Dad, can I get a debit card?†Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net He went on to explain his request. He … [Read more...] about Should My Teenager Get A Debit Card?
I've spent a lot of time and effort teaching my son basic personal finance concepts such as working hard to earn money, saving for the things you want, and getting the most value out of your hard earned money. I discovered recently that he's in need … [Read more...] about Four Things High School Students Should Know About Having a Part-Time Job
My fifteen year old son said something unexpected to me recently. My family and I are currently on vacation in Florida, and we were walking along a boardwalk, checking out stores and hunting for new adventures. We came upon a zip line that stretched … [Read more...] about How Much Should Kids Worry About Your Finances?
Sometimes you just need a little extra motivation to get something done. I got just such a push when my son came down from his room and asked if we could hook up our 22†wide screen high definition monitor to his computer sometime just to see what … [Read more...] about I Gave Away My Computer Monitor As Motivation To Declutter
