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Easy ways to
teach your kids about money
It is not easy to teach children and teens about life, let alone money. Most adults are still finding it difficult to wraptheirheadsaround itthemselves.However,ifwemustgrowagenerationofprosperouscitizens,we must educate and prepare them to handle resources, chief of which is financial. How then do we go about this? Let’s see solutions.
Change your mind set
Let’s face it, there are several myths about money, they are so rampant that some believe them to be absolutely true. Money is bad, money is evil, learning about money makes
one greedy and so many others. These are just a few misconceptions about money we have today. To train your kids about finance, you need to change your mind set about money first. Another major notion to dispel is
that children are too young to learn about finance. This is not true; kids are smarter than we give them credit for. Don’t start with the wrong premise, so you can position your kids to make smart money decisions in future.
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