Almost everywhere you go, you can hear parents say: “I want to start teaching my kids about money while they’re young, so that maybe they’ll grow up and avoid making the same mistakes I did, maybe they’ll be both wealthy and grateful.” It makes sense that teaching kids about money is on almost every parent’s mind.

There are several money gurus for adults (Robert Kiyosaki - “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” David Ramsey - “Total Money Makeover”, David Bach - “Automatic Millionaire,” to name a few). Of course, most parents with young children who are learning from these gurus eventually get around to wanting to impart this new-found wisdom to their children while they’re still young.

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