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#041. Today’s guests are Doug Nordman and Carol Pittner, a father/daughter duo who provide interesting and contrasting perspectives on raising money savvy families. Doug and his daughter Carol talk the importance of teaching delayed gratification skills to kids. They discuss the concepts and ideas around ’20 minutes per day’ ‘The one special thing’, the ‘Bank of Carol Certificate Deposit System’, and the Kid 401(k), all ideas used while Carol was growing up.
Doug and Carol talk about how kids best learn about spending decisions through making bad choices and allowing kids to make mistakes early to prevent larger ones later one. We discuss the progression of allowing Carol to order food from a young age to teach her critical money handling skills and responsibility. We review the importance of paying a regular allowance as a money management tool, without making it contingent on good behaviour.
We discuss how introducing financial incentives and profit sharing for kids can provide kids with ways to earn money, while providing increased amounts of responsibility and freedom. And lastly, the importance of thinking about the entire lifecycle of an item, when making purchase and spending decisions.
Show notes and more at:
https://moneydadpodcast.com/session041
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