Kids And Money Episodes

On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince’s guest is Sharon Soliday, a passionate advocate for financial education, particularly for young people. Sharon shares her own journey growing up with limited financial resources and how it shaped her desire to help others learn valuable money lessons. Sharon’s book "Cradle to Credit," emphasizes the importance of teaching kids financial concepts from an early age, and provides practical strategies for parents to engage their kids in age-appropriate discussi...

Last time out we talked about balancing saving for college and retirement with Dan Cieniewicz of Hyperion Financial. On this episode, Vince continues the college discussion with Honoria DaSliva-Kilgore, founder of Personal College Counseling, Inc., (also known as PCCI) this time focusing on college prep and how to best position young scholars for success in college in all aspects of their education, including financial. You can learn more about Honoria and PCCI at PersonalCollegeCounseling.com ...

Your average kid has no problem with asking their parents for money to buy things they want, but has limited interest in earning money. They would rather spend their time doing the things they enjoy; playing their favorite video games, drawing, doing whatever it is that they’re doing on their phones, the list goes on. But instead of advising your kid to go find a job in fast food, what if you could guide your child along the path of turning a passion into a business? That’s the discussion Vince ...

So many of our life’s money goals revolve around the positive; financial freedom, owning your own home, driving a nice car, taking wonderful vacations. But as much enjoyment as we can derive from these types of things, there’s also the other side of the coin; making sure that our loved ones are taken care of financially in the event that the worst happens. This is the topic that Vince discusses on this episode of CFO at Home with the Founder of Prepared Fathers, Jay Gabrani. Key Takeaways Mone...

Teaching kids to earn, save and give are all important, fundamental money lessons. But so is learning to spend wisely, and one the best teachers of that lesson can be to let kids experience first hand, in a kid-friendly environment of course, the sting of impulse spending and buyers remorse, as well as the fulfillment of saving up and buying something of value that brings longer lasting enjoyment and pleasure. On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince discusses these topics and more with the Founder...

Even the most caring parents make mistakes with their kids. We do our best but when we don’t know much about a subject ourselves, it can be hard to give the best advice. Or maybe the game is just different for our kids than it was for us for any number of reasons. On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince and his guest Natasha Sattler, Author of Shit Adults Never Taught Us, discuss some of the money topics that she and other millennials didn’t learn about growing up. Key Topics 3:53 - The story be...

Rob Phelan is an entrepreneur and high school personal finance teacher in Maryland. Through his classroom work and Simple StartUp Virtual courses, Rob has helped beginner entrepreneurs form over 250 new businesses, across all different types of industries. On this episode of CFO at Home, Rob and Vince discuss using entrepreneurship to teach kids about money, some of the methods he uses to guide kids through the process of discovering and executing on business ideas, Rob’s thoughts on higher educ...

There are lots of ways to teach your kids about money; giving them an allowance, paying them for doing household chores, or encouraging them to get an after-school job or start their own small business can all be effective. But what about the money you’re already spending for your kid’s clothes, school supplies, and other items? What if you let them manage this money and budget for these expenses? Today on CFO at Home Vince has a conversation with Rachel Murphy of Raising Confident Teens and Rac...

Marilyn Pinto is the founder of KFI Global, an education company that’s on a mission to equip more teens with the financial education skills they need to step up, play full out, and live life on their own terms. On this episode of CFO at Home, Marilyn and Vince discuss the importance of helping kids understand their money mindset, sharing your own money stories with your kids, kids and investing, and more. Key Takeaways Talk with your kids about the strategic parts of managing money(what they w...

Robin Taub is a Chartered Professional Accountant by training, a professional speaker, and the author of The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-Smart for Life. On this episode of CFO at Home, Robin and Vince discuss challenges for parents in educating their kids about money, having age appropriate conversations with kids about money, the importance of being a good financial role model for your kids, and more. Key Takeaways Challenges for parents when ...

Luke Hohmann is CEO and Founder of FirstRoot and one of the world’s leading experts on applying Participatory Budgeting at scale, in both communities and in business settings. On this episode of CFO at Home, Luke and Vince discuss using the principles of Participatory Budgeting to teach kids the power of money, both in schools and at home, and more. Key Takeaways Participatory Budgeting Allows kids to have a say in family decisions on how discretionary dollars in their home are spent Planning f...

Mike Fraietta is the Founder and CEO of KidFolio, an app that allows you to contribute to an experience, help a child save for college, or teach financial literacy by gifting an investment. On this episode of CFO at Home, Mike and Vince discuss how KidFolio can simplify gift-giving to kids, the various ways the app can help build financial literacy, and more. Key Takeaways Giving kids gifts like stock shares in companies that sell products they’re interested in (like Disney) can help them “conn...

Bill Dwight is the CEO and Founder of FamZoo.com, where the mission is to bring financial literacy to 40 million American kids through thoughtful parent-moderated payment technology. On this episode of CFO at Home, Bill and Vince discuss creating “The Bank of Mom and Dad” to teach kids money management skills, the virtues and downsides of trading apps, the Family 401K, and more. Key Takeaways FamZoo is an App that helps to execute operating a “Bank of Mom and Dad” Teaches kids that you can put y...

Keli Calderon is Owner of The Smart Money Academy, whose mission is to equip the next generation with the tools and know-how to care for themselves financially, and the wealth to make an impact on the world. Today on CFO at Home Keli and Vince discuss educating kids and teens about money, one phrase not to use with your kids about money, and more. Resources TheSmartMoneyAcademy.com The 5 Money Conversations to Have with Your Kids The Latte Factor Ways to contact/follow TheSmartMoneyAcademy - F...