5 Tips for Teaching Teens About Money
5 Tips for Teaching Teens About Money
By Michelle WithaM, published Aug 11, 2006
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Teens can learn at a early age how much they can afford to buy. They will understand the difference between expensive clothes and reasonable priced clothes. It is important for them to understand how to buy the most items possible with their money at a early age. It will help them realize that it isn't worth it to waste money on expensive stuff that they don't really need. Teens who learn how to manage and save money when they are young will most likely grow up being a responsible adult money wise. They probably will have not much debt due to learning how to properly manage money in the beginning. Here are five tips for teaching teens about money.
1. Open up a savings account for the teen. This will give him or her a excellent start in being able to start to save money. Savings accounts are often free with no monthly fees for a teen since they are a minor child. After a few years or more of saving money during the summers then he or she might have a enough money to buy a cheap car when he or she gets their drivers license. The goal of saving money for a car might encourage them to save even more money.
2. Show them how to manage money in their savings account. Have them write down on a piece of paper how much money they put in the savings account and minus any money that they took out from the savings account. This will help teach them the skills on how to manage a checking account in the future too.
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Takeaways
- Open up a savings account for the teen
- Teach them the importance of goals.
- Show them how to manage money in their savings account
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