Getting money message to your children [Independent.ie]
- Published: 09 August 2011
AS the dreaded back-to-school season begins, parents all over Ireland will have a job on their hands keeping those back-to-school expenses under control and within budget.
Since the economic downturn, personal budgeting has become even more of a necessity. But it does seem that the overwhelming majority of personal budgeting tools are targeted toward adults. But what about our children and young adults?
Surely it's just as important to teach them about money?
Most of us got our financial education from friends and family members who looked richer than we were, and look how that turned out. In fact, our 'relationship' with money is sometimes left entirely to chance.
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