How a hamster taught my son delayed gratification
Our five year old son saved up his money to buy himself a hamster.
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Nov 13, 2018 | Allowance/Chores, Budget, Delayed Gratification, Savings | 2 |
Our five year old son saved up his money to buy himself a hamster.
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized | 3 |
When you think of the most basic principles of personal finance, budgeting is one of the first...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Our oldest son got a $1/week raise with his latest birthday. Check out how we handled the raise to help him learn the benefits of saving your raises!
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Oct 24, 2018 | Allowance/Chores, Budget, Mindset, Uncategorized | 2 |
So you want your kids to learn good money habits? You want them to demonstrate how to handle money...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Oct 15, 2018 | Allowance/Chores, Budget, Mindset, Savings | 1 |
How to teach your kids to save by letting them waste their money
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Motivation is a wonderful feeling. Being motivated is one of those things that gets you going when...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | Jul 5, 2018 | Uncategorized | 2 |
Nobody likes failure. It hurts. It stings. It can really suck. You didn’t get that promotion at...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | May 23, 2018 | Uncategorized | 2 |
A few weeks ago, Alana was out of town to present at a conference. This was a big deal for her: it...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | May 15, 2018 | Budget, Debt, Mindset | 0 |
Oh, our kids have it so good, don’t they! They never had to walk barefoot to school, both ways, in...
Read Moreby Nick Elkins | May 10, 2018 | Budget, Debt, Mindset | 4 |
A walk through my decision making process, using my family values, weighing benefits and opportunity cost, and thinking clearly.
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