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ECONOMICS REPORT - Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money
By Mario Ritter / Broadcast: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.



Starting young to teach financial literacy


Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly 1.


The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing 2 is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.


In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.


At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance.


The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.


Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life.


Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.


Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.


Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.


Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.


A savings 3 account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.


Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on.


That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.


And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter.



1 costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
2 timing
n.时间安排,时间选择
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
3 savings
n.存款,储蓄
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
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