Works For Me Wednesday: Kids and Money

By MAD21

My parents were not good at teaching me the value of money growing up. I received an allowance starting around 9 or 10, but it was usually spent before the day I received it was over. I didn't learn to save until I was well into adulthood.

Things didn't change much once I was older and had a job. I was working by age 16 and my paychecks disappeared just as fast as the allowance I received when I was younger. Even once I was living on my own, I was living paycheck-to-paycheck, not saving a penny.

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This Is A Test... Would You Survive?

There is a whole lot of advice out there these days about how to survive in today's fallen economy. Some really good, some not so good at all. Sell everything and freak out? Not such a good idea. Calmly look at your financial portfolio and decide on short and long-term goals? Pretty good advice.

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