Top 10 Fun Ways to Teach Your Child the Value of Money

Baby Center has this wonderful article that we can all use as a resource. Some of the tips are for younger children while some are for children that are a little older.

1. Hit a yard sale

Yard sales are usually piled high with kids’ stuff. Younger children will love picking out a book or toy at this “outside store.” And older kids will quickly discover that their allowance money stretches much further here than it does at the mall. Afterward, you can bask in the glow of snagging a great deal.

If your family likes to sleep in on Saturdays, take the kids to the local thrift shop instead. Both are also wonderful opportunities to talk about reusing and recycling.-Read more HERE.

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