Clark Smart Parents, Clark Smart Kids Teaching Kids of Every Age the Value of Money

by Meltzer, Mark; Howard, Clark

• ISBN13: 9780786887798
• ISBN10: 0786887796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-11
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

From the bestselling author of Get Clark Smart comes this valuable new resource enabling parents to pass 'Clark Smart' skills for saving and spending wisely on to kids of every age lark Howard-bestselling author, money-saving expert, and host of the popular syndicated radio program The Clark Howard Show-is back with more of his winning financial wisdom, this time aimed at helping parents teach kids real-world financial skills for today and every day. Parents of children of all ages-from elementary school through high school, college, and beyond-will benefit from Clark's sound, uncomplicated advice across a comprehensive range of topics. In Clark Smart Parents, Clark Smart Kids, he addresses everything from allowances-when and how much to give-to teaching teens about credit cards and navigating the purchase of a first car-how to get it, pay for it, and insure it-to saving for college, paying off loans, staying out of debt, and much more!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Note from Clark	p. xi
Kids
It Starts with You	p. 2
The Clark Smart Allowance Plan for Kids	p. 5
Learning About Prices	p. 11
Games for Kids	p. 14
Affluenza	p. 17
Birthday Parties and Other Celebrations	p. 19
Top Tips for Kids	p. 21
Teens
The Clark Smart Allowance Plan for Teens	p. 24
Where Does Your Family Fit In?	p. 28
Ten Questions to Ask Your Teen	p. 32
Teens and Cars	p. 32
Understanding Credit Cards and Cash Machines	p. 41
Teens and Credit	p. 43
Should Your Child Get a Student Loan?	p. 46
What's in a Name?	p. 49
Working and Saving	p. 50
Jobs	p. 56
Working Contract	p. 57
Saving on Clothes, Music, and Movies	p. 61
Saving for the Prom	p. 65
Investing	p. 67
Ripoffs That Target Your Teens	p. 72
Games for Teens	p. 77
Top Tips for Your Teens	p. 78
Adult Children
Helping Twenty-Something Kids	p. 80
Moving Back Home	p. 84
Your Child's First Apartment	p. 88
Paying off College Loans	p. 90
Paying off Credit Cards	p. 92
Kids Who Don't Go to College	p. 94
Top Tips for Adult Children	p. 96
Your Parents
Talking with Your Parents About Money	p. 97
Living with a Parent	p. 102
Long-Term Care Insurance	p. 103
Assisted Living	p. 105
Workbook	p. 107
Activities for Young Children	p. 109
Activities for Teens	p. 129
Activities for Young Adults	p. 170
Help on the Web	p. 183
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