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Teaching kids about money

Raise kids who know where money goes.

Plain-English guides for parents and caregivers: first money lessons, save-spend-share jars, allowance and chores, saving for a goal, and getting teens ready for their first paycheck. Small lessons, age by age.

Plan an allowance Lessons by age

Maya's jars, week 6Age 8

$19.20Save
$6.50Spend

Goal: bike helmet, $40$28.80 with match

An illustrative example: $8 a week, 40% save, 50% spend, 10% share, with a 50% parent match on savings.

Start with one of these

CalculatorAllowanceSave, spend, share and a goal. GuideLessons by ageFrom 3 to 18. ChecklistFamily MoneySixteen steps, age by age.

15 guides for parents

Ages 3 to 7

Ages 8 to 12

Teens

Family habits

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The Family Money Starter Pack

Save, spend and share jar labels, an allowance tracker, a chore chart, a savings goal tracker and a page of money conversation starters for the dinner table.

Get the free PDFSee the Family Money checklist

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Money lessons for every age

Bright Buck Family Money Kit: printable activities for ages 3 to 18, allowance and chore trackers, savings goal charts, a teen first-paycheck workbook and family conversation guides.

$12 once, for the whole family. 30-day refund.

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