Comments on: Shopping Lessons I Hope My Son Learns

By: The Best of Black Coffee: 43 of the Worst Personal Finance Articles of 2009

The Best of Black Coffee: 43 of the Worst Personal Finance Articles of 2009 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:13:33 +0000

[...] Advice ” Here’s a nice piece from David who writes about several shopping lessons he hopes his teenage son learns.

By: spicoli

spicoli — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:20 +0000

It is hard to teach a teen to use money responsibly. It sounds like your son is on the right track. Just give him time. I agree with the lessons that you are trying to teach and I expect your son is learning them, even if he does think that they are weird!

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:29:26 +0000

My youngest son is very into saving money and making a dollar stretch. He has read all my frugal living books and taken them to heart. He is totally self supporting and as I have mentioned in other posts, he is high functioning autistic, so he is always working against a deficit yet has learned to be cautious with his money. He spent several weeks comparing auto insurance after seeing that his premium was going up and he found a cheaper alternative. Now he is looking for a cheap way to hook up to the internet since he has been given a used computer but doesn’t have a land line, so he is researching to see if he can afford to hook up or will need to continue to use the library and my computer for internet acess. He helps me find deals at the grocery store, etc. I love having him help me get groceries. The older son is not so frugal, but is trying hard to pay off a ton of bills left following a divorce and has almost halved them in the past year. Kids learn by what they see.

By: persephone

persephone — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:11:51 +0000

Excellent lessons but they are hard to teach a teen. I agree with John DeFlueri’s comment that kids really do not understand money until they have no safety net at home.

By: Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #19

Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #19 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:44:10 +0000

[...] off this week’s edition of Black Coffee with a nice piece from David who writes about several shopping lessons he hopes his teenage son learns.

By: FinanciallySmart

FinanciallySmart — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:57 +0000

It is wonderful that your son is learning these money management at an early age. Most of us didn’t have the right parental guidance where money is concern and so make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes when I looked back at the way I waste my money I cringe but it never too late to learn and move on. Thanks for a wonderful article.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:17 +0000

Heh-heh, the “frugalista” thing is humorous.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:15:57 +0000

I hope my son learns never to buy anything if he didn’t work for the money first.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:46 +0000

Kids learn by example and you’re setting a good one! Just make sure your kids are conscious of where you also went wrong, like the stereo system.

By: John DeFlumeri jr

John DeFlumeri jr — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:48 +0000

Kids don’t understand money until they support themselves.