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Parents should teach children about finances

 

In a troubled economy, it's important to talk to your kids about finances. Concrete steps now can help them become money-savvy adults.

Inc. magazine has these ideas:

Show children your pay stubs and bills to help them conceptualize where money comes from and how it is spent. Later, involve your teenagers in devising a plan to save for their college fund.

Use a trip to the grocery store as an opportunity to teach money management.

''My kids and I look at produce and look at the price per pound and try to buy stuff that's on sale,'' says Karen Hoxmeier, founder of http://www.mybargainbuddy.com and a mother of three.

Look beyond allowances. Encourage teens to generate their own earnings.

Practice smart saving. Use a jar or a container that's transparent for gathering savings. If kids can actually see the money growing, that will help them down the road when it comes to investing part of their income.

 

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