BY KHADIJA K
There is no child better than a child who knows money habits! Although money habits should be taught to children at a young age, it is never too late to start teaching them about money habits, so join me while I explain some of the best tips to help your child get a positive outlook on money habits!
Let’s first talk about money saving and installing the power of saving into your younglings! As adults money saving is an important money habit that I am sure all adults do and practice, but influencing this habit on your child at a young age can help them to be aware of the benefits and power of saving money every day. By helping your children put aside a dollar, or any amount of money per day will help them develop the habit of money saving!
The second tip that can help your children learn about money habits is letting them earn. Children need to learn that the money we spend is totally reliant on our income. Having small talks about salaries and jobs can have a really positive effect on teaching your children how to earn money and how to spend it! Something great you can do at home is to teach your children about money by having them do chores and paying them for doing it, this will give them a real insight on what a job really is!
Now time for the third tip! Setting goals for your child and having them earn to achieve something they want, can help develop the skills that people need later in their lives. Children are often tempted to impulse spend on many things like toys, candy or some sort of game. Helping them to not impulse spend is teaching them how to be careful with their money and not use it all at once.
Children tend to be more viable to learn such tips, tricks and habits about money spending. That doesn’t mean it’s ever too late to start teaching about money habits. Using these tips will help enhance your child’s behavior with money and guide them to taking the next right step with money!