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Teaching Kids About Money with Fexingo: Financial Literacy for Children and Families

No. of episodes

94

Latest episode

2026-07-06

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In this episode of Teaching Kids About Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how families can use simple, everyday moments to build financial literacy in children. They discuss the psychology of money habits formed before age seven, citing research from the University of Cambridge, and move through practical strategies: introducing three-jar systems for saving, spending, and sharing; using allowance as a teaching tool rather than a chore reward; and framing delayed gratification through concrete examples like saving for a Lego set. Lucas references the work of Ron Lieber, author of 'The Opposite of Spoiled,' while Luna shares how her own parents used a family economy model. The conversation avoids generic platitudes—instead, it drills into specific techniques: how to handle when a child wants to blow their entire savings on a cheap toy, when to open a junior bank account, and why talking about household budgeting openly can demystify money. Lucas and Luna also tackle tough topics like siblings with different money personalities, and how to talk about charitable giving without guilt. The episode closes with a tension: how do you give your children a sense of financial agency while still protecting them from the consequences of major mistakes?#FinancialLiteracy #KidsAndMoney #ParentingFinance #TeachingKidsAboutMoney #Allowance #SavingSpendingSharing #ThreeJars #DelayedGratification #RonLieber #FamilyEconomy #JuniorBankAccount #MoneyHabits #ChildrenAndFinance #MoneyMindsets #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Finance #EducationKeep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo