Raising financially fit kids

Godfrey, Joline.

Revised edition

Book

Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, ©2013.

xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

This combination parenting and personal finance book helps parents teach their children key money skills--such as saving, spending, budgeting, investing, building credit, and donating--that they'll need to become financially secure adults.

Children -- Finance, Personal.

Teenagers -- Finance, Personal.

Saving and investment.

Child rearing.

Foreword / by Jack Polsky -- Preface to the second edition -- Introduction: Financial literacy is economic self-defense -- Part one: Getting started. From safety nets to self-sufficiency ; Outwitting the money monsters -- Part two: The financial apprenticeship. Stage one, ages 5-8: I'm just a kid ; Stage two, ages 9-12: Encouraging passions ; Stage three, ages 13-15: Breaking away ; Stage four, ages 16-18: Standing tall ; Stage five, ages 19+: Never too late -- Part three: Side trips. Raising young philanthropists ; It's not just about the kids ; Frequently asked questions.

9781607744085 (pbk.)