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How Can You Get Your Kids To Learn The Value Of Money?

BOSTON (CBS) - How can you raise financially responsible children?

Loral Langemeier is the author of "Cash Machine for Life." She says parents need to assign a value to chores kids do around the house.

 

Langemeier says parents should establish a savings account, which she calls a wealth account, and then the kids set some goals, creating an incentive to save.

 

Langemeier says you need to have money days, maybe once a month, to share what you've learned with your children about money.  And she says you need to start early...

 

Does this sound like a daunting task? Langmeir says you have to do it...

 

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