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We offer practical tips, reflections on everyday life, shared experiences, and book reviews chosen for their ability to help raise money-smart young people. Let's shape a future where kids understand how and why every purchase, big or small, can move them closer to the life they want.

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Child Development . For Parents . For Teachers . Inspiring Financial Writers .

A “LOADED” Case for Early Financial Education

Dr. Sarah Newcomb understands where our money personalities come from. She thinks we should stop categorizing purchases into "survival" needs and "extravagant" wants. And she views spending as just one of the strategies we can use to accomplish most of what we'd like to do in life.

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For Parents . For Teachers . Inspiring Financial Writers .

Why We Need to Teach Kids About Money in School

Yanely Espinal got a full-ride to an Ivey League College - but unwittingly amassed $20K worth of credit card debt while she was there. Her new book is a powerful reminder of why we need to teach kids about money in school.

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Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers . Sustainability .

Canadian Winners at the “FinLit Oscars”

THREE Canadian organizations doing impactful work to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system, were recognized at the 2023 Money Awareness & Inclusion Awards. Learn about them and what is affectionately described as the "Finlit Oscars"!

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Financial Literacy . Holiday Hacks . Smart Gifting .

Four Words That Teach Financial Literacy

The Gifting Sense Glossary can be a terrific way to prepare kids for, or dismount from, a thinking-before-buying workshop. Email it, print it off, or have your students read it online.

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For Parents . Prevent This . Smart Gifting .

Prevent This: “Resting Gift Face”

Learn how easy it is to ensure your winter holidays aren't marred by the awkward expression worn by the underwhelmed. Gifts are supposed to make us feel cherished and known. Learn how to replace RGF with HGFs (Happy Grateful Faces)!

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For Parents . For Teachers . Prevent This . Smart Gifting .

Prevent This: Not Benefiting From 100 Years’ Experience

When our grandmother turned 100, she concluded one of the most important thing for kids is to learn how to handle money! And she has no idea about our work on the Gifting Sense project!

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Child Development . Prevent This .

Prevent This: Not Slowing Down in the Summer

Everyone knows people and experiences matter more than things. Still, we spend so much of our waking hours chasing grades or earning money to support our families that that message sometimes gets hidden.

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Child Development . Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers . Inspiring Financial Writers . Smart Gifting .

The Blessing(s) of an Empty Wallet

Lynne Twist believes that examining our attitudes toward buying can help eradicate world hunger. Similarly, teaching kids how to think before they buy can eliminate basic financial illiteracy. See why we loved her book "The Soul of Money"?

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Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers . Sustainability .

Happy Half Birthday Gifting Sense!

This is a post from May of 2016. Take a walk down memory lane with some of our earliest media coverage. We can't believe it's been nine years since we launched. There was a worldwide pandemic, but where does the time go?

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Child Development . For Parents . For Teachers .

Parents are Using the DIMS SCORE® Calculator!

We built the DIMS-DOES IT MAKE SENSE?® SCORE Calculator to help people teach their kids to think before they buy. But adults are using it too!

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Allowance . For Parents . Gifts & Holidays .

Allowance Best Practices for Teens

Teens can begin to think of expenses in terms of annual amounts/ buckets. Discuss whether you'll allow borrowing from the clothing bucket to help pay for electronic devices or vice versa. Digital is now OK.

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Allowance . For Parents . Gifts & Holidays .

Allowance Best Practices For Kids 12 & Under

Children under 12 can benefit from receiving their first allowances in cash. You may also want to consider having them calculate the DIMS SCORE® for holiday or birthday wish-list items they might be willing to help pay for themselves.

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Allowance . For Parents . Gifts & Holidays .

Don’t Get Burned by Giving Allowance Without Structure

Receiving an allowance lets young people earn, spend, save, invest (eventually), and share money during the time in their young lives when their money personalities are still being developed. So, what's the best way to give it?

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