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Coins plunk into the little pink bank Wholesale Logan Couture Jersey , which triggers the piggy to play the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" to my daughter. She squeals with joy as the pennies drop to the bottom, rewarding her with a tune. As she sways back and forth to the music, a smile spreads across her face. In the real world though, saving is tough because we are not instantly rewarded.

Patrick Sweeney, a financial advisor for a leading financial services company Wholesale Joe Thornton Jersey , took the time to talk with Connecting with Kids. He speaks from the dual perspectives of both a parent and a professional in the field about determining what to teach our children about money. Many parents begin with the piggy bank and focus on teaching their child to save in small ways. Teaching a child to save is a big deal. However, the bigger deal is teaching them the power of compounding interest. In a culture that craves immediate gratification, the ability to "hold off" and wait and make a decision based on a need versus a want has a tremendous financial reward.

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Say you won a million dollars in the lottery today and did not immediately spend any of those winnings to buy a car, take a fancy vacation, or buy a new house. The average interest generated in that first year would be a conservative 3 to 4%. By waiting just 12 months you could purchase a car, enjoy the vacation, make a down payment on a house Wholesale Evander Kane Jersey , or achieve a multitude of goals ... and not even touch the principal. You have now extended the life of your winnings because you have not depleted the principal. According to Einstein, the power of compounding interest is one of the greatest "forces in nature".

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Obviously, timing plays a critical role in investing. Depending on the length of time an investor has in relation to his goalobjective, the amount of risk an investor can afford to take, great or small, is quantified. Therefore, Pat's three-year-old daughter can afford to put more of her money into stocks because of a longer time horizon; her grandparents Cheap Tim Heed Jersey , however, need to have more of their investments in bonds because of their short time horizon.

Allowances
If you, as a parent, are deciding whether or not to offer an allowance in exchange for performing a chore, begin by defining what a "chore" is in your family. If it means that your kids keep their own room clean, wash the dishes, walk the dog Cheap Melker Karlsson Jersey , or clean their bathroom, monetary reward is not appropriate according to the expert in finances. Pat clarifies this by stating, "Rewarding a child for a behavior or expectation does not add up. These activities are put in place to help teach your children how to become self sufficient and work in a familyteam setting where everyone helps. These are skills that will be needed and used later in life as a productive adult."

On the flip side, he strongly encourages rewarding a child for hard work. Activities that the parent would otherwise have to pay someone to do, such as shoveling snow, raking leaves, babysitting Cheap Kevin Labanc Jersey , or cutting the grass, should be recognized and monetarily rewarded because money is a medium of exchange for a good or service. Over time we learn the relationship between the implied or stored value of items and their cost. For example, when buying a house, we don't look at just one. The same can be said for a car; we shop around. Essentially we are comparing costs and determining values. Quality and workmanship should have meaning and value for you and your children.

Young Adults and Credit
Young adults need to understand that using a credit card means borrowing money that they will have to pay back with interest. Parents should explain the rate at which money is borrowed (cost of funds) and that the lower the interest rates the cheaper it is to borrow money. Anyone under the age of 21 should not be allowed to own a credit card. Credit cards can enslave users to a possible lifetime of debt. Finally, as kids grow up they do have to have discipline in managing their credit. The grown-up report card known as a credit report lets lenders know how responsible individuals are at managing and paying off debt. Patrick Sweeney reminds us that, "At the end of the day, we all must realize that there is no free lunch and the best way to pay for that lunch is with cash."
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R.J. Rehwinkels said, "The only people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you."

Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Astor would have done well to heed his advice. Those prominent British politicians experienced one of the most bitter relationships in the history of Parliament. Their interactions were filled with conflict, sarcasm, and caustic remarks.

During one legislative session, Lady Astor became so upset with one of Churchill's decisions that she shouted,
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Churchill retorted, "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."

In many workplaces, colleagues and coworkers emulate Churchill and Astor's stormy relationship by consistently putting each other down instead of building each other up. It's all too common in today's "dog eat dog" job market for positive, uplifting Cheap Martin Jones Jersey , and encouraging words to be replaced by negative, piercing, and destructive ones.

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