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Financial Literacy for Kids

Managing Allowance: Moving from Cash to Categories

Ben B. has tried everything to manage his kids' allowances—conversations, coin jars, cash envelopes, and trusty software. Read on to learn what worked and what didn't.

Ben Barlowe
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July 25, 2024

How to Raise Your Teenager's Money IQ

Teach your teen to make it rain (responsibly) with these YNAB team tips.

Dan Cayer
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January 31, 2024

How to Make Money as a Teen

Learn ideas for how to make money as a teen. From tried-and-true traditional options to creative side hustles, the perfect summer job awaits.

Emily Hudson
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June 7, 2023

Passing Money Wisdom To Your Children

A mother writes a Money Letter to her children, as a way of passing on wisdom—in a lasting fashion—to the next generation.

YNAB
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July 19, 2016

Learn to Earn with Printable Chore Chart

Teach your kids how to earn, spend, and save with helpful tips and tricks and our free printable chore chart and budgeting workbook.

Ashley McCann
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July 27, 2022

Budgeting for Birthdays + Party Planning Template

Get your kids involved in the party planning process with these budgeting tips, cost-cutting ideas and our printable party planning template.

Melissa Barnum
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May 30, 2022

Budgeting for Kids: Money for Minis

Teach your elementary-aged kids about money with our YNAB Kids & Money videos. These short videos are great for teaching budgeting for kids!

Rachel Wong
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November 10, 2021

How My Two-Year-Old Started Budgeting

You want to teach your kids about money, but how early do we start? Here's how my two-year-old started budgeting without me saying a word.

Ben Barlowe
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November 7, 2019

Writing a New Money Story for Your Family

If I asked you where you learned about money, it likely came from your family. So where do you start when you want to rewrite your money story?

Rachel Wong
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October 1, 2019

5 Money Lessons I Want My Daughter to Learn

Effective money management is all about balancing your income and expenses, goals and priorities, and wishes and desires.

Chrissy Sebald
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March 8, 2019

Teach Your Kids These Three Money Lessons & Watch Them Soar

It's never too early to begin teaching your kids the skills that will help them win, financially. The trick is to keep it simple and relatable.

Shannon Marie
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October 22, 2018

The 5 Most Important Things My Dad Ever Gave Me

Dad, I'd like to say thank you for the most impactful lessons and I promise to do my best to pass them on to my own kids...

Lindsey Burgess
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June 16, 2017

The Graduation Gift That Keeps on Giving

The best graduation gift: YNAB! Send your grad off into the “real world” with total control of their money.

Emily Hudson
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May 11, 2022

What Age Should My Kids Start Budgeting?

Eight is the perfect age to start budgeting with your kids. They are old enough to understand, to learn from mistakes, to benefit from good choices.

Jesse Mecham
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April 12, 2017

Allowance for Chores: Do or Don’t?

When a parenting expert suggested separating chores from allowance, I was suspect. But we've done it with great success ever since!

Lindsey Burgess
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April 5, 2017

How to Build Credit at 18 Years Old

Trying to figure out how to build credit at 18? The best thing you can do to help kids build credit is to teach money management by example.

Lindsey Burgess
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April 19, 2022

What I Want My Kids To Know About Money Before They Leave Home

There are a few contradictory truths I hope you'll learn about money before you grow up and move out. (I will be sad—oh, the contradictions)

Todd Curtis
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February 16, 2017

Are You Doing Allowance All Wrong?

If you are anything like me, and mildly freaked out about spoiling your six kids, you are going to love this.

Jesse Mecham
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December 21, 2018
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