How We’re Teaching Our Kids About Money

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Teaching money to a five-year-old isn’t easy, though this post goes over the strategy we are using to have money lessons sink in at a young age, hopefully.

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How We’re Teaching our Kids about Spending, Investing, and Giving

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How We’re Teaching Stock Investing

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How We’re Teaching Generosity

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How Are You Teaching Kids about Money?

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