Saving, Spending & Giving: Teaching Kids the Value of Money

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 9, 2015

Ron Lieber, "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times and the author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money (Harper, 2015), discusses shaping kids' attitudes and values toward money, including earnings, savings and giving some of it away.

Tip for parents: maybe set allowance in multiples of 3 so it's easy to save, spend and give away in $1:$1:$1 ratio.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 9, 2015

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