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The Cents of Responsibility Blog. It's a spot for articles, reviews, answers, musings and more. But more than that, it's a gathering spot for so many of the ideas that come from the COR methodology to help parents raise their kids into money savvy, financially literate adults. 

Have a topic you'd like to see here? Let us know! After all, this blog is merely an extension of the parent community we're working so hard to cultivate for you and your family. 

Onward and upward,

-Julie & Alec

Removing the Fear from Teaching Kids About Money all ages elementary-aged financial literacy high school-aged middle school-aged starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

I like to ask parents about their Why

Why are you teaching your kids about money? 

Here’s mine: I teach my kids about money because...

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Let Your Kids Go Broke all ages allowance budgeting elementary-aged financial hygiene financial literacy hard lessons high school-aged middle school-aged starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

My youngest daughter is flat-out broke right now. She can’t afford to buy a single thing for at least a few weeks. Did I mention I love...

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Using AI To Teach Your Child About Money all ages financial literacy starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

A 2023 study from JD Power reported that 36% of respondents claimed their financial advisor used language they don’t comprehend. As a...

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Cash vs. Apple Pay all ages debit card financial hygiene starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

I’m a bit of a techie. I love the toys. Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Google Hub, XBox … I like ‘em all.

But what about technology and its...

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How To Teach Your Child About Money: 3 Core Principles all ages allowance financial hygiene financial literacy starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

How do you teach your child about money? 

Well, you’re in the right spot, and you’re asking the right question. It’s the very...

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Who's the Best Person to Teach Your Child About Money? all ages starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

I am not the best person to teach your child about money. 

Teaching personal finance is serious business for me. I’ve been a financial advisor...

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How Will Your Kid React to Allowance? all ages allowance spend save invest donate starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

So you think you know how your kid is going to react to a brand new income stream? Feeling pretty confident you know how they'll treat their...

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Scarcity vs. The Money Tree all ages allowance spend save invest donate starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

What’s the point of this whole allowance thing anyway? Whether you use one piggy bank slot, or the four celebrated here (spend, save, invest...

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Seeding Your First COR Day alec q&a allowance elementary-aged starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

Our member, Robbie S., asked a great question about all that money laying around his daughters' rooms. Do they use it as part of the first COR Day?...

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Allowance Isn't "Free Money" alec q&a all ages allowance chores starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

Our member, Lisa D., asked this great question about allowance. 

We imagine she's not the first... or the last... parent to wonder this exact...

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Creating Your Four-Slotted Piggy Bank allowance elementary-aged spend save invest donate starter tips

By Julie Frans, Chief Community Officer

Originally, when Alec first launched his family's Cents of Responsibility journey, it was called Money Monday. His family used the four slotted...

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