anna: dad, how much money do we have?
dad: i don't know (surprised by the question).
anna: well, how much is on your checks?
dad: i don't know (like he would tell her at age 6--she wouldn't even understand, but then again) why?
anna: well, how come we don't get to buy ten dollar things?
apparently she has found something that is ten dollars? or one of her friends has something that was ten dollars? i don't know. but what else i don't know is where did she learn about his "checks". he has direct deposit. where is she learning all this crap? is it first grade?
I was pretty sure "Assessing Your Parent's Financial Standing" was part of the last quarter of first grade curriculum, but Anna is awfully bright, so maybe she's skipping ahead....
ReplyDeleteI say share what's appropriate. She won't understand it now but it's better than making money and finances a taboo subject - I'm ashamed to admit that even as a freshman in college I had NO concept of money. I just knew I didn't have any and my parent didn't have any and if I had $100 in the bank I was rich and could eat. I clearly remember thinking if I made $20,000/year I would be set for life. I'm not sure about what details you should share with a first grader but I know I didn't like it being such an off-limits scary topic growing up.
ReplyDeletechildren have a great sense of learning. i wish i could be as eager as they are. sometimes all i want is a quite place to type without being asked 1500 questions.
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