Financial literacy, money education, poverty, debt and enterprise… there are some people around the world doing good things in these areas, and John Hope Bryant is one of them.
Instead of giving you a full run-down of his awe-inspiring activities (he’s a community leader, government advisor, business builder, speaker, author, and advocate for poverty eradication…) let [...]

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Reading financial literacy material each day, I keep an eye out for the best information to share, all with the aim to help you get your head around money.
Today I found this stunning article:
The Secrets of Financial Freedom: An Interview with the Millionaire Next Door
written by JD at Get Rich Slowly
In it, JD talks with [...]

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Spending money on your mobile phone can be a big deal for teens. Is your phone helping or hindering their overall finances and fun?
Streetwise Mike admitted he’d unexpectedly overspent on his phone bill - meeting a new boyfriend/girlfriend can do that sometimes! He has his mother to thank for encouraging him to check his account. [...]

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Paying for university
Spending money on tertiary study is a huge investment for teens. Let’s look at how the Mob are thinking about their big decision:
Scaredy-cat Pat
Don’t think you’re alone in worrying about how to pay for your tertiary study! You are bound to have friends who can’t even consider going to uni because it is [...]

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Spending behaviour - manage your money
The four Money Mindset Mob teens each display different behaviours when it comes to spending their money in the weekend!
Splurger Spike: having fun takes priority over budgets.
Ashley Stasher: assumes that everyone is as careful with money as she is.
Scaredy-cat Pat: doesn’t realise there are ways to ensure she has money [...]

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All work and no play turns me into a grumpy-guts. So even though I’m in the middle of a nation-wide speaking tour for enthusiastic audiences of parents, I make a point of pausing to relish the beautiful country I live in.
One of my speaking engagements was in the far, far north town of Taipa. I [...]

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Unexpected money can rock your savings thermometer!
I’m not surprised that Ashley Stasher wants to put her unexpected financial windfall straight in the bank - she gets a kick out of watching her bank balance grow.
Splurger Spike can’t understand that concept at all. His aim with money is to have the most fun, and that means [...]

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Money lessons begin at home
Parents: do you realise your parenting job description needs regular updating as your children grow? The role you play in teaching them about money is no exception.
A great article on the Kiwi Families website by ‘Super Granny’ Diane Levy described the “four strands of development along which we guide our children [...]

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Are you a money role-model?
I’ve encountered some parents lately who look nervous when I speak to them about teaching their teen about money. After a bit of digging I discover their discomfort is caused by not feeling confident with their own finances, so they feel ‘unqualified’ to help their teen.
Parents have a vital role in [...]

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Money decisions - are you making your own?
I couldn’t help but overhear a chunk of conversation recently - a parent was explaining to her friend why she was selling a car.
It seems she and her husband had bought a reliable, economical, sensible, second-hand hatchback for their teenage daughter to drive. The daughter had turned up [...]

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