Wow, I feel super old. This morning when I dropped my stepson off at elementary school, there were some fourth or fifth grade boys outside discussing which cell phone company they would choose if it were up to them. “Sprint’s OK, but I think I’d pick AT&T.” Crazy! But consider this: According to a study from [...]
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Overheard: Kids Discussing Cell Phone Companies
Posted in Children, tagged Business, cell phones, Children, kids and cell phones on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Childhood Money Memories, Part II
Posted in Children, tagged childhood, Family, money memories on March 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Thursday, I wrote about my first money memories and how they may have affected the way I handle money today. I found that I was pretty oblivious about money as a child, even though my grandparents distinctly remember me telling them as a 2- or 3-year-old that “Daddy works to buy me gum.” I [...]
Childhood Money Memories, Part I
Posted in Children, tagged childhood, Family, money memories on March 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Baglady wrote an interesting post Monday about how childhood memories of money affect your money habits. That post has inspired other personal finance bloggers, including Meg, English Major, and now, me, to think about their childhood money memories. Here are some of mine: As a five- or six-year-old, I was a door-to-door salesman. I [...]
Making Your Kids Save Half the Money They Are Given
Posted in Children, tagged Children, Family, Gifts, Saving on March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I have a nine-year-old stepson who receives an allowance of $9 every two weeks. Out of his $9, $2 goes to savings and $1 goes to the charity of his choice, leaving him $6. So, from his allowance, he is able to save $52 per year – not bad, but at that rate, he’ll be [...]
Are Children’s Birthday Parties Getting Out of Control?
Posted in Children, Keeping Up with the Joneses, tagged Children, Family, Keeping Up with the Joneses on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My stepson turns 9 next month, and we are in the process of planning his birthday party. It’s not going to be too elaborate – we’re renting a couple of lanes at the bowling alley during “cosmic bowl” for about 8 kids and having cake. Total cost: $56 plus the cost of invitations, cake and [...]
Pregnant with Debt
Posted in Children, Debt-Reduction, tagged Children, Debt-Reduction, Family, Pregnancy on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I was younger, I figured I’d have a baby when I was 24. Then, it became 25, 26, etc., and now I’m hoping to get to it before I’m 30. What happened? Well, student loans, credit cards, cars, a house..plus, I wasn’t really ready until recently. So now that I’ve started seriously thinking about [...]
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