Why I Don’t Require My Children to Tithe or Make Offerings

Based on what I’ve read in articles and books about children and allowance, encouraging and/or requiring one’s child to set aside a portion of their allowance for charity or tithing is a common practice. I make no judgement on this practice. I respect each parent’s right to choose how to teach their children how to [...]

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Wants vs Needs

I was planning another installment in my series about kids’ allowances [the first being Allowance -- Yes? No? and Why?] but I’ve decided I need to backtrack a bit and cover some background philosophical ideas first.
I believe that the foundation of a healthy relationship to money (and healthy interpersonal relationships, also) is a solid understanding [...]

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Black Sheep PF Blogger

Since starting this blog almost 2 months ago, I’ve spent quite a bit of time reading other Personal Finance blogs. It’s been fun; it’s been informative; and it’s been an eye-opening experience.
After this morning’s visit to my Google Reader, I’m come to the conclusion that I’m definitely a black sheep among the more popular personal [...]

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Allowance — Yes? No? and Why?

[This is a big subject and I have much to say -- more than I can organize into a single blog post. Below is the first of what I intend to be at least a 2-part series on the subject of allowance. This first post is an outline and explanation of my theories and thoughts [...]

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