7 Ways to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Saving ... and Giving

7 Ways to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Saving ... and Giving

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As the season of giving brushes elbows with the cabal of commercialism, we're presented with -- to borrow from the classic education vernacular -- an ideal "teachable moment."

Here are seven ways to show material boys and girls that saving -- and giving -- can be just as rewarding as getting.

1. Hand over the spending power. Tired of playing shopping cart bad cop? Turn the yes/no verdict over to Junior. Give your children control over their weekly "entertainment allowance" and see what...

7 Ways to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Saving ... and Giving originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2011-12-02T07:00:00Z.

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