Cashed up kids:Simple ideas take pocket money to a whole new level

Cashed up kids:Simple ideas take pocket money to a whole new level

Earning decent pocket money through working odds jobs can be difficult for kids,motivating some to pursue their own small business.

  • byNina Hendy

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Giving your child a brighter financial future

Giving your child a brighter financial future

Here are some tips to help educate your kids about money.

  • byOlivia Maragna
Kids and money:Accounts,apps,jars or stars?

Kids and money:Accounts,apps,jars or stars?

Are accounts,apps,jars or stars the best way to promote the best life for your littlies?

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
No yolk:Japanese egg character bag among showbags tested by sick kids

No yolk:Japanese egg character bag among showbags tested by sick kids

The showbag testing day is one of the best of the year,show organisers said.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Six weeks at Disney World or a year travelling Australia?

Six weeks at Disney World or a year travelling Australia?

Meet the Canberra families taking epic holidays to spend more time together.

  • byKimberley Le Lievre
Chore wars:should children be paid for household tasks?

Chore wars:should children be paid for household tasks?

Belinda Beck pays her children to do household chores,but some experts argue it may encourage a sense of entitlement.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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Why you shouldn't bribe your kids to do household chores

Why you shouldn't bribe your kids to do household chores

Paying kids for doing chores could teach them to be entitled rather than helpful,says a professor who studies wealth inequality.

  • byHillary Hoffowerdec
The reality for au pairs in Australia

The reality for au pairs in Australia

Au pairs come to Australia expecting a cultural exchange,but the reality for some is long hours of housework.

  • byHarriet Alexander&Matt Wade
How a 14-year-old cut $535 from her family's monthly food bill

How a 14-year-old cut $535 from her family's monthly food bill

First,there was wife swap,then house swap,now there's budget swap. And as if that's not enough of a challenge:swapping budgets with your teenage children.

  • byChristine Long
Royal Australian Mint launches a Willy Wonka-style treasure hunt

Royal Australian Mint launches a Willy Wonka-style treasure hunt

People are being urged to check their change after the mint released three million specially marked $1 coins.

  • byRachel Clun
What to do when teens and tweens'online habits blow the family budget

What to do when teens and tweens'online habits blow the family budget

More than half of Australian parents of tweens and teens have covered the bill for unapproved online spending.

  • byGeorgina Dent