Raising Financially Fit Kids - Softcover

Godfrey, Joline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580085369 ISBN 13: 9781580085366

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2003

Synopsis

Is your child a spendthrift? A hoarder? Or maybe, downright oblivious? Are there family money dramas you can do without? In RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS, Joline Godfrey, one of the country’s leading experts on kids, parents, and money, gives parents the secrets and knowledge she has gleaned from a decade of working with kids on financial literacy and business. At the heart of the book lies a defined set of values:

Money is a tool for achieving and maintaining independence.

Saving is good; accumulation for its own sake is not.

Spending is best done wisely and within one’s means (though a bold purchase or investment may also be an act of wisdom).

Greed is not good. Giving generously is part of one’s responsibility to the human family; shepherding wealth is an act of respect—to the past and the future.

Money is an energy (not a commodity) that can be used for evil or for good.Designed for adults—parents, grandparents, mentors, advisors, and educators—concerned about raising children ages 5 to 18, RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS is centered around a developmental map covering ten specific money skills each child can master by the age of 18 to become a financially secure adult. This map gives parents a step-by-step approach to helping their kids become habitual savers, smart money mangers, and responsible decision makers. More than just a money book, RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS will help parents send their children into the world as balanced, financially stable individuals and contributing members of both their family and community.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A parent’s guide to raising financially sophisticated children, from the founder and CEO of the leading provider of financial programs for kids and parents.

Parental frustration over children who haven’t mastered the habits of conservative spending and liberal saving cuts across race, class, culture, and political orientation.

More than 100,000 young people have participated in Joline Godfrey’s programs, used her products, or visited her distinctive websites.

About the Author:

Since 1992, JOLINE GODFREY has been a pioneer in the movement to increase financial literacy and empowerment in young people; today she is one of the country’s leading experts on kids, parents, and money. Joline holds degrees from the University of Maine and Boston University, and has studied child development extensively. She is the author of Our Wildest Dreams, No More Frogs to Kiss, and Twenty $ecrets: The DollarDiva’s Guide to Life. Joline lives in Ojai, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1580085369
• ISBN 13: 9781580085366
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224