Teach your kids about money

Money, finances, debt, the economy, it is on all of our minds in some way or another.  Either we need more or we are trying to protect what we have.  As parents, this is particularly important and fantastic time to teach our children how to have a healthy relationship with money, how to manage it properly, and how to be mindful of where it goes.

Here are 10 tips to teaching kids about money by Paul Richard


1.       As soon as children can count, introduce them to money.

2.      Communicate with children as they grow about your values concerning money

3.      Help children learn the differences between needs, wants, and wishes.

4.      Setting goals is fundamental to learning the value of money and saving.

5.       Introduce children to the value of saving versus spending.

6.      When giving children an allowance, give them the money in denominations that encourage saving.

7.       Take children to a credit union or bank to open their own savings accounts.

8.      Keeping good records of money saved, invested, or spent is another important skill young people must learn.

9.      Use regular shopping trips as opportunities to teach children the value of money.

10.   Allow young people to make spending decisions.

For more information, check out Family Education at: http://life.familyeducation.com/money-and-kids/parenting/36332.html#ixzz1uIMbB28a

Be well,

Rebecca

What's in your food?

Organic. 

I know its more expensive.  When faced with two apples - organic or conventional - and your checking account is wringing its hands, forking over 5o cents more per pound for an apple that looks the same shade of red, is sometimes hard to do.

We know the pro-organic arguments: greater nutritional value, environmental conservation, etc. 

But the truth of the matter is, your checking account doesn't care about those things. 

So if you are concerned about the amount of toxins in your produce, but you want to maintain financial health as well, here is the Dirty Dozen list put out by the Environmental Working Group.  The foods on this list tend do contain the highest amount of toxins.  If you're going to buy organic, make it these:

1. Celery
2. Peaches
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Blueberries
6. Nectarines
7. Bell peppers
8. Spinach
9. Cherries
10. Kale & Collard Greens
11. Potatoes
12. Grapes (buy USA grown)


We are what we eat!


Eat well,

Rebecca