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by Ron Lieber

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"We all want to raise children with good values--children who are the opposite of spoiled--yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts, and part-time jobs, this engaging and important book is a must-read for parents." -- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

In the spirit of Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's Nurture Shock, New York Times "Your Money" columnist Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that explains how talking openly to children about money can help parents raise modest, patient, grounded young adults who are financially wise beyond their years.

For Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting and raising financially responsible children means talking about money with our kids. Children are hyper-aware of money, and they have scores of questions about its nuances. But when parents shy away from the topic, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model the basic financial behaviors that are increasingly important for young adults but also to imprint lessons about what the family truly values.

Written in a warm, accessible voice, this guide to financial literacy for kids is grounded in real-world experience and stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is both a practical guidebook and a values-based philosophy. The foundation of the book is a detailed blueprint for the best ways to handle the basics: the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, saving, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, checking accounts, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. It identifies a set of traits and virtues that embody the opposite of spoiled, and shares how to embrace the topic of money to help parents raise kids who are more generous and less materialistic.

But The Opposite of Spoiled is also a promise to our kids that we will make them better with money than we are. It is for all of the parents who know that honest conversations about money with their curious children can help them become more patient and prudent through values-based parenting, but who don't know how and when to start.

This essential guide provides a practical, values-based blueprint for navigating every money conversation:

  • Allowance Without the Fights: Learn when to start, how much to give, and why you should never tie allowance to chores--plus a simple three-jar system for spend, save, and give.
  • Honest Financial Conversations: Get scripts and strategies for answering your kids' toughest questions, from "Are we rich?" to navigating the tooth fairy and holidays.
  • Values Beyond the Dollar: Instill the traits that matter most--modesty, patience, generosity, and perseverance--using money as a powerful teaching tool.
  • Building Financial Wisdom: Create a detailed blueprint for handling everything from cell phones and part-time jobs to the overwhelming cost of college, ensuring your kids are better with money than you are.

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  • Title The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart about Money
  • Author Ron Lieber
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Paperbacks, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2016-02-23
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780062247025 / 0062247026
  • Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Economic
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Family / Parenting / Childbirth
  • Library of Congress subjects Parenting, Children - Finance, Personal
  • Dewey Decimal Code 332.024

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