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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
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 re...
By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer
Towards the end of 2022, my oldest daughter was out for her first real “nice dinner” with friends. They were off to a swanky sushi bar … A big night fo...
By Alec Lindenauer, COR Chief Allowance Officer
“Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!” That’s what it feels like in the world of finance today … Like Jan Brady bemoaning, “Inflation, Inflation, Inflation!” Unders...
By Julie Frans, Chief Community Officer
Like many parents, my Cents of Responsibility journey is still pretty new. Perhaps the part I appreciate most about this new path is that I recognize a new opp...
By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer
I’ll start with a confession. I’m one of those dads. The kind who is completely anti-smartphone for my daughters until the last possible minute. Basically ...
By Julie Frans, Chief Community Officer
My son, John, lives to bike. Every minute of every day, he’s got biking on the brain. Just about every social media feed he follows, every Youtube clip he watc...
By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer
Unexpected events happen all the time that impact us financially.
Case in point … One Sunday morning back in 2014, I walked into my kitchen and was rudely...
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 makes things easier whe...
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 allowance?Â
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By Alec Lindenauer, Chief Allowance Officer
What’s the point of this whole allowance thing anyway? Whether you use one piggy bank slot, or the four celebrated here (spend, save, invest & donate), the...
By Julie Frans, Chief Community Officer
Originally, when Alec first launched his family's Cents of Responsibility journey, it was called Money Monday. His family used the four slotted piggy bank belo...
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