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The Cents of Responsibility Blog. It's a spot for articles, reviews, answers, musings and more. But more than that, it's a gathering spot for so many of the ideas that come from the COR methodology to help parents raise their kids into money savvy, financially literate adults. 

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Onward and upward,

-Julie & Alec

The COR Prism: Teaching Kids the 5 Pillars of Smart Money Behavior all ages allowance elementary-aged financial literacy high school-aged middle school-aged spend save invest donate

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

Navigating the back-to-school rush? This is a great time of year to commit (or recommit) to teaching our kids good financial habits.

As my kids get...

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Let Your Kids Go Broke all ages allowance budgeting elementary-aged financial hygiene financial literacy hard lessons high school-aged middle school-aged starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

My youngest daughter is flat-out broke right now. She can’t afford to buy a single thing for at least a few weeks. Did I mention I love...

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From Piggy Banks to Rainy Days: How to Teach Kids About Emergency Reserve Funds allowance budgeting elementary-aged financial hygiene financial literacy hard lessons high school-aged middle school-aged

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

The first time I really paid attention to the idea of keeping an emergency cash reserve was when I was introduced to it while studying for my...

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Following the Science To Teach Our Kids About Money all ages allowance elementary-aged financial literacy high school-aged middle school-aged

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

“Follow the science.”

That’s a mantra we’ve been hearing for a while now. It didn’t just start with pundits on both...

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The Mom Guilt Has Got To Go In 2023 all ages allowance elementary-aged financial literacy middle school-aged

By Trina Sargalski, New COR Parent

Like many reading this, I'm a brand new COR Parent. I just started our new monthly allowance routine in earnest a few months ago with my 8-year-old, and we've...

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How To Teach Your Child About Money: 3 Core Principles all ages allowance financial hygiene financial literacy starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

How do you teach your child about money? 

Well, you’re in the right spot, and you’re asking the right question. It’s the very...

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Including Others In Your Money Teaching Routine all ages allowance

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

Nothing can derail your parental money teaching mojo like a loving grandparent. Or an aunt, uncle, ex-spouse, cousin, or any other wonderful...

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3 Reasons Parents Aren't Teaching Their Kids About Money (And What We're Doing About It) all ages allowance financial hygiene financial literacy

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

I’ve been teaching people about money to some degree since 2005. Since then, I’ve helped guide plenty of people, and each time is unique and...

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A Slob Tax? all ages allowance chores

By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer

I’m always learning, and am always open to a great new idea, no matter the source. Despite a career in finance and my focus on raising money...

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Allowance vs. Ellowance allowance debit card elementary-aged middle school-aged

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

Allowance. It needs no introduction. We all know what that is. And since you’re already on this website, you have some ideas about why...

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John and The Broken RC Plane all ages allowance hard lessons spend save invest donate

By Julie Frans, Chief Community Officer

I know saving money can be challenging for kids, but since I really started on the COR path earlier this year, I've definitely found it...

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How Will Your Kid React to Allowance? all ages allowance spend save invest donate starter tips

By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer

So you think you know how your kid is going to react to a brand new income stream? Feeling pretty confident you know how they'll treat their...

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