Kids and Money

Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-1-57660-064-1
Verlag: Bloomberg Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g

Reihe: Bloomberg

Parents work and wish for their kids to grow into financially healthy young adults. They want them to have the savvy and sense of independence necessary to wisely handle the money they may earn, invest, and inherit. This book helps parents provide their children with the strong financial foundation they need. Topics include:
* Specific techniques for helping kids differentiate between needs and wants
* Ways to maximize the positive effects of allowance, chores, and money management
* Steps to help parents guide their children to make responsible choices, handle debt, and live within their means
* Techniques that will help parents teach their kids to be practical and responsible with money and to prepare for unforeseen financial crises

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pearl, Jayne A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

PART I: Planting Financial Roots.
Tools for grounding kids with financial savvy, constructive financial habits, and positive financial values.

Chapter 1: Making the Most of Allowance, Gifts, and Work.
On the Dole, Whose Gift Is It Anyway?, Making Allowances, Loans and Advances, Work for Pay.

Chapter 2: Saving and Investing for Tots to Teens.
Savings Incentives, Investing.

Chapter 3: Teaching Accountability for Cash and Credit.
Where Does the Money Go?, Keeping Track, Budgeting, Giving Kids Credit, Taxes.

Chapter 4: Guiding Little Big Spenders.
Setting Limits on Kids' Spending, The Battle for Your Kids' Brains and Bucks, Helping Kids Save Up for Their First Major Capital Expenditures, When to Say "No", Handling Financially Tough Times, Handling Wealth, Charitable Giving, Gambling, Betting, Lottery Tickets, and Other Bad Habits, Shoplifting, When to Bail Kids Out.

PART 2: Sprouting Financial Wings.
How to launch your kids into the world and equip them to live financially independent and productive lives.

Chapter 5: Getting Your Child to and through College
Saving Without Losing Your Sanity, Financial Aid, Repaying Loans, Shopping for the Right College, Living Away from Home.

Chapter 6: Helping Your Child Nab the Right First Job,
Understanding Your Role, Ready: Identifying Career Goals, Aim: Understanding the Job Market, Fire: Getting the Right Job, Evaluating Job Offers.

Chapter 7: Answering Sensitive, Nosy, Touchy Questions.
About: How Much You Make, Which Parent Earns More, Losing Your Job, Paying Income Taxes, Charitable Giving, Inheritance, Surviving Divorce, Blended Families, Using ATM Cards, Giving Friends Money, Allowance and Chores, Wanting What Other Families Have.

Appendix.
Online Resources for Becoming a Financially Savvy Family.

INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

Jayne A. Pearl has been a business reporter and editor for more than twenty-five years. As a seasoned speaker, financial institutions, schools, and community organizations have sponsored her How to Gimme-Proof Your Kids workshops for parents and Turning Upside Down What You Think You Know About Money workshops for teens. She has been a columnist for Time Inc.'s Mutual Funds magazine, a regular commentator on public radio's Marketplace program, and a financial parenting expert on the women-focused Web site Oxygen.com.
Previously, Pearl worked for Forbes magazine, launched a newsletter for Tom Peters (coauthor of In Search of Excellence), colaunched Family Business magazine, and has written extensively on corporate and personal finance, family business, and economics. Her e-mail address is [e-mail].
Visit her Web sites: www.kidsandmoney.com and www.jaynepearl.com.