The opposite of spoiled : raising kids who are grounded, generous, and smart about money
Lieber, Ron2015
Book
"We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model important financial behaviors, but also to imprint lessons about what their family cares about most.Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is a practical guidebook for parents that is rooted in timeless values. Lieber covers all the basics: the best ways to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, splurging, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. But he also identifies a set of traits and virtues--like modesty, patience, generosity, and perspective--that parents hope their young adults will carry with them out into the world.In The Opposite of Spoiled, Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that will help every parent embrace the connection between money and values to help them raise young adults who are grounded, unmaterialistic, and financially wise beyond their years"--
Main title:
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Harper, 2015.New York : Harper, 2015.©2015
Collation:
xii, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Why We Need to Talk About MoneyThe responsibilities we never faced at their age and the power of real conversations2.How to Start the Money ConversationsCuriosity, lies, and the single best reply to every hard question about money (and sex and drugs)3.The Allowance DebatesThree jars, unpaid chores, and a whole lot of patience4.The Smartest Ways for Kids to SpendThe hours-of-fun-per-dollar test, Grandma Dana's shopping ritual, and the importance of record-store pit stops5.Are We Raising Materialistic Kids?The tooth fairy, the travel-team dilemma, and the making of a more modest school6.How to Talk About GivingNarrating your way through gifts of $1, $1,000, and $1 million7.Why Kids Should WorkLessons from farm work, mandatory tuition payments, and a unified theory of tin can redemption8.The LuckiestInstilling gratitude, grace, and perspective in our sons and daughters --Contents note continued: 9.How Much Is Enough?All about trade-offs.
ISBN:
9780062247018 (hardback)
Dewey class:
332.0240083332.024
LC class:
HG179
Language:
English
BRN:
171963
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Business and IT | BUSIN 332.024 LIEB | On loan - Due: 23 Jun 2026 |