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Kids Allowances

People seem to ask the same questions about kids allowances again and again.

"Should I give my child an allowance?"

"How much should I give my child as an allowance?"

"When should I start giving my child an allowance?"

"Will an allowance ruin my child's entrepreneurial spirit?"

Allowances are a very touchy subject and it really comes down to each individual's personal strategies for financial education for their child. Teaching children about money can be very difficult and confusing for the parent as well.

Most of us were raised with the value that "money is evil", or "you don't need to have money to be happy."

But have you had a good look around you lately?

Can you find me a family who are in a lot of bad debt that are not stressing about their finances?

Maybe money doesn't make you happy but not having money will make you a lot more unhappy, I can tell you that for sure.

Just imagine, you have a recurring income of more than $10,000/month.

How would that feel?

Would you feel stress free because you are now able to pay off all of your expenses and thereby not create any bad debt? How will you feel when you have money left over at the end of every month instead of living paycheck to paycheck?

What if you were financially able to give away 10% of your income, every month, without even noticing the financial impact? What would you give it to? Who would you like to help? How would it feel to be able to help others in need with the extra money that you are earning without even feeling the financial impact? It would be a pretty awesome feeling right?

So how does this tie into the topic of allowances?

Some people suggest that Allowances are a way to teach their children about money. Others suggest that allowances give their kids the chance to learn to handle money without losing their shirt.

Here are some of my own suggestions on the topic to get your financial juices flowing.

Maybe when we give our child an allowance it might start to create the feeling of entitlement in our child?

What if by giving our child an allowance we were actually hindering their financially creative minds?

Would they be so used to just getting money that they wouldn't even bother to come up with creative new ways to earn their own money?

And what about pride of ownership that comes when we are finally able to acquire our dreams by our own means instead of just as a gift from someone else?

These are just a few of the topics discussed in Allowance Secrets.

Allowance Secrets is the ultimate Guide to allowances. Over 20 experts have contributed to this project, including Anne Aleckson of Step up to JOY!

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