Buy now,and we will all pay later
Opinion
Parenting

Buy now,and we will all pay later

My philosophy with regards to my children’s money sense has always aimed to be one where they don’t get what they ask for,as soon as they want it.

  • byNicola Philp

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How much pocket money should you pay your kids?
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Opinion

How much pocket money should you pay your kids?

The secret to your childrens’ future financial is to give them a savings mentality early in life.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
A strained victory for Jock o’ groat
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Column 8

A strained victory for Jock o’ groat

Thirteen pockets and a clear conscience,plus a sample from the real centre for excellence.

Seven big ideas to help you easily teach your kids about money

Seven big ideas to help you easily teach your kids about money

There is much we do in our everyday family lives that can provide a chance to teach your kids about money and help set them up for financial success.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Some essentials to teach your kids about money at home

Some essentials to teach your kids about money at home

A S.M.A.R.T. guide to give your children a good financial grounding for a post-COVID world.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
We aren't family:the adults'divorcing'their parents

We aren't family:the adults'divorcing'their parents

More people are “breaking up” with their folks,in what’s being described as an epidemic of intergenerational dysfunction. And grandkids are often collateral damage,caught between the warring sides.

  • bySharon Bradley
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Midlife crisis? Puh-lease. I don't have the energy

Midlife crisis? Puh-lease. I don't have the energy

When you're a busy Gen Xer,there's really not much time to deal with existential emergencies.

  • byAmanda Hooton
How about we stop asking kids what they want to do when they grow up
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Careers

How about we stop asking kids what they want to do when they grow up

We grown-ups should really be learning from our children,because they are the masters of being.

  • byJo Stanley
Does anyone pay kids pocket money any more – if so,what for?

Does anyone pay kids pocket money any more – if so,what for?

'They are so busy with study and tennis,there isn’t a whole lot of time for them to help around the house,so we just give them money if they need it.'

  • byNatalie Reilly
Kids aren't us:why many couples are opting not to have children

Kids aren't us:why many couples are opting not to have children

Some time between 2023 and 2029,there will be more Australian couples living without children than with them.

  • byGreg Callaghan
Worshipping children,a new religion complete with remorse and penance
Opinion
Parenting

Worshipping children,a new religion complete with remorse and penance

Always putting children and their needs first is dysfunctional and irrational,and not in their best interests.

  • byWendy Squires