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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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Parents are Using the DIMS SCORE® Calculator!

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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 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 Best Practices For Kids 12 & Under

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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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Don’t Get Burned by Giving Allowance Without Structure

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

Want Money-Smart Kids? “You Must Remember This”

Stanley and Danko's "The Millionaire Next Door" made us widely aware that people who "look" wealthy may not be, and vice versa. 20 years later, it still has lots to offer citizens who wonder how they can create personal financial peace of mind.

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Want Money-Smart Kids? “You Must Remember This”

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Try Baking-In Simple Effective Limits!

Carl Richards has a gift for making financial concepts easy to understand with simple line drawings. Learn why we feel so aligned with the "Sketch Guy," who is also merely in the "think more" versus "feel bad" business.

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

Choose Your Parents Wisely

We're betting that if you teach your kids to think before they buy, they'll grow up to say they followed The Wealthy Barber's advice "to a T": They chose their parents well! Rumour has it a 2025 version of this classic is in the works.

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

Could These Kids Become Millionaires?

Andrew Hallam wrote a book that gives voice to the fact that any school-aged child today could grow up to be a millionaire. Learn just a little about why he believes this to be true.

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Financial Literacy . For Parents . Gifts & Holidays .

Why Crowd-Funding For Childhood Gifts Makes Sense

We've never met a grandparent, aunt, or uncle who wouldn't rather spend their hard-earned money on items and experiences that will be used and appreciated versus on books that aren't read, earrings that are never worn, or games that don't get played. Enter crowd-funding.

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Why Crowd-Funding For Childhood Gifts Makes Sense

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