MONEY AS YOU GROW 20 Things Kids Need to Know to Live Financially Smart Lives Presented by Beth Kobliner
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MONEY AS YOU GROW 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES PRESENTED BY BETH KOBLINER PRESIDENT’s ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY YOUTH SUBCOMMIttEE: AMY Rosen (Chair), Ted BECK, JOHN BRYANT, SAMUEL JACKSON, BETH KOBLINER, JOHN Rogers (ex-oFFicio), SHERRY SALWAY BLACK, CARRIE SCHWAB-POMERANTZ TO SEE THE FULL PresentatION, GO TO moneyasyougrow.ORG 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 17 You should use a credit card only if you can 13 PAY OFF THE MONEY OWED IN FULL It’s important to KNOW each month. WHAT A COLLEGE WILL COST you before 18 choosing it. You need HEALTH 14 INSURANCE. 9 You should AVOID You should SAVE AT 19 USING CREDIT LEAST A DIME for every CARDS to buy things Putting all your eggs dollar you receive. you can’t afford to in one basket can be a risky way to invest; 10 pay for with cash. consider a DIVERSE Entering a credit card 15 MIX OF STOCKS, number online is risky 5 BONDS, AND CASH. because someone Your fi rst paycheck You need to MAKE could STEAL YOUR may seem smaller 20 than expected since CHOICES about how INFORMATION. Always consider to spend your money. MONEY IS TAKEN OUT FOR TAXES. two factors before 11 investing: 6 THE RISKS The earlier you start to 16 AND THE ANNUAL It’s good to shop around save, the faster you’ll EXPENSES. A great place to 1 and COMPARE PRICES benefi t from compound before you buy. interest, which means SAVE AND INVEST YOU NEED MONEY YOUR MONEY EARNS MONEY you earn is to buy things. 7 INTEREST on your in a Roth IRA. interest. 2 It can be costly and DANGEROUS You earn money by TO SHARE 12 WORKING. INFORMATION online. A CREDIT CARD IS A TYPE OF LOAN; if you 3 8 don’t pay your bill in You may have to Putting your money in full every month, you’ll WAIT BEFORE YOU a savings account will be charged interest and CAN BUY something PROTECT it and pay owe more than you you want. you interest. originally spent. 4 There’s a difference between THINGS YOU WANT and things you need. BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 3-5 YRS 6-10 YRS 11-13 YRS 14-18 YRS 18+ YRS 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 17 You should use a credit card only if you can 13 PAY OFF THE MONEY OWED IN FULL It’s important to KNOW each month. WHAT A COLLEGE WILL COST you before 18 choosing it. You need HEALTH 14 INSURANCE. 9 You should AVOID You should SAVE AT 19 USING CREDIT LEAST A DIME for every CARDS to buy things Putting all your eggs dollar you receive. you can’t afford to in one basket can be a risky way to invest; 10 pay for with cash. consider a DIVERSE Entering a credit card 15 MIX OF STOCKS, number online is risky 5 BONDS, AND CASH. because someone Your fi rst paycheck You need to MAKE could STEAL YOUR may seem smaller 20 than expected since CHOICES about how INFORMATION. Always consider to spend your money. MONEY IS TAKEN OUT FOR TAXES. two factors before 11 investing: 6 THE RISKS The earlier you start to 16 AND THE ANNUAL It’s good to shop around save, the faster you’ll EXPENSES. A great place to 1 and COMPARE PRICES benefi t from compound before you buy. interest, which means SAVE AND INVEST YOU NEED MONEY YOUR MONEY EARNS MONEY you earn is to buy things. 7 INTEREST on your in a Roth IRA. interest. 2 It can be costly and DANGEROUS You earn money by TO SHARE 12 WORKING. INFORMATION online. A CREDIT CARD IS A TYPE OF LOAN; if you 3 8 don’t pay your bill in You may have to Putting your money in full every month, you’ll WAIT BEFORE YOU a savings account will be charged interest and CAN BUY something PROTECT it and pay owe more than you you want. you interest. originally spent. 4 There’s a difference between THINGS YOU WANT and things you need. BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 3-5 YRS 6-10 YRS 11-13 YRS 14-18 YRS 18+ YRS 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 3-5 6-10 11-13 14-18 18+ YRS YRS YRS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 1 2 3 4 YOU NEED MONEY You earn money You may have to There’s a difference to buy things. by WORKING. WAIT BEFORE between THINGS YOU CAN BUY YOU WANT and ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES something you things you need. want. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 6-10 11-13 14-18 18+ MILESTONES FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUR KIDS REACH THIS MILESTONE 3 4 3 You earn money You may have to When your child is standing in line for a turn There’s a Youdifference may have to by WORKING. WAIT BEFORE on the swings, or looking forward to her favorite between THINGSWAIT BEFORE YOU CAN BUY holiday, point out that sometimes we have to YOU WANTYOU and CAN BUY ACTIVITIES something you wait for things we want. things yousomething need. you want. want. Find three jars (or cans) and label one for ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES saving, one for spending, and one for sharing. Suggest that your child put some of the money she gets into the saving jar, so she can buy a toy or treat when she has saved enough. 6-10 11-13 14-18 18+ MILESTONES FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 5 6 7 8 You need to MAKE It’s good to shop It can be costly Putting your CHOICES about around and and DANGEROUS money in a savings how to spend your COMPARE PRICES TO SHARE account will money. before you buy. INFORMATION PROTECT it and online. pay you interest. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 3-5 11-13 14-18 18+ YRS MILESTONES FOR 6-10 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUR KIDS REACH THIS MILESTONE 8 Putting Ityour can be costly Putting your Visit a nearby federally insured bank or credit union with your child. money inand a savingsDANGEROUS money in a savings accountTO will SHARE account will Ask about the interest rates on PROTECTINFORMATION it and PROTECT it and a savings account. pay youonline. interest. pay you interest. Discuss with your child how money in savings ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES accounts is protected by federal insurance. If the bank goes out of business, she will get her money back. Open a savings account for your child. 3-5 11-13 14-18 18+ YRS MILESTONES FOR 6-10 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 9 10 11 12 You should SAVE Entering a credit The earlier you A CREDIT CARD IS AT LEAST A DIME card number start to save, A TYPE OF LOAN; for every dollar online is risky the faster you’ll if you don’t pay you receive. because someone benefit from your bill in full could STEAL YOUR compound interest, every month, you’ll ACTIVITIES INFORMATION. which means YOUR be charged interest MONEY EARNS and owe more ACTIVITIES INTEREST on your than you originally ACTIVITIES interest. spent. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 3-5 6-10 14-18 18+ YRS YRS MILESTONES FOR 11-13 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUR KIDS REACH THIS MILESTONE 11 12 11 Entering a credit The earlier you Show your child the following: If he sets aside A CREDITThe CARD earlier IS you card or Social start to save, $100 every year starting at age 14, he’d have about A TYPE startOF LOAN to save,; Security number the faster you’ll $23,000 at age 65. However, if he begins saving at if you don’tthe fasterpay your you’ll age 35 he’d have about $7,000 at age 65. Assume online puts you at benefit from bill in fullbenefit every from the account earns 5% every year. risk for someone compound interest, month, compoundyou’ll be interest, STEALING YOUR which means YOUR To compute compound interest, use chargedwhich interest means YOUR INFORMATION. MONEY EARNS the calculators at investor.gov. and oweMONEY more EARNS INTEREST on your than youINTEREST originally on your ACTIVITIES interest. Discuss how much your child can save. spent. interest. What will he have to give up? Is it worth it? ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 3-5 6-10 14-18 18+ YRS YRS MILESTONES FOR 11-13 YEAR OLDS YRS YRS ABOUT RESOURCES POSTER BETH KOBLINER, PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 20 THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW TO LIVE FINANCIALLY SMART LIVES 13 14 15 16 It’s important to You should Your first paycheck A great place to know WHAT A AVOID USING may seem smaller SAVE AND INVEST COLLEGE WILL CREDIT CARDS than expected since MONEY you earn is COST you before to buy things you MONEY IS TAKEN in a Roth IRA.