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How important are parents in raising kids with good money management skills?

So just how important are parents in raising kids with strong life-long money management skills? Although more and more schools are offering some form of financial literacy training for teens, that’s not who teens turn to most when they have questions about money. Consider the following… 90% of high school students turn to their parents [...]

Borrowing to pay for the wedding: A proposal to decline

R8FBXY277KJH This article by the Globe and Mail‘s personal finance columnist Rob Carrick raises some great questions about whether or not young people should take on large amounts of debt to pay for their wedding. Mr. Carrick writes, Young adults getting married may still have student debts, they’re likely making entry-level salaries and they’re carrying [...]

Money Conversations Every Couple Should Have

Parents are perhaps the most important source of financial advice and education for teens and youth. Yet many parents don’t feel qualified to talk to their kids about money. Financial problems are also the leading cause of divorce, which can cause long-term problems for the children who are caught in the middle. Here are a [...]