Alexa Von Tobel Quotes

My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

I'd say the main way people get into terrible financial trouble is just to spend too much money relative to their income, and that is an endemic problem in the United States of America, and that's the kind of thing that should be taught about in schools.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

You know for years, I've heard financial experts stress the importance of teaching your kids about money, but it wasn't until I saw my own son's perspective change that I became a true believer.

As much as I want to help people, I had to accept the fact long ago that being stupid with money isn't illegal.

As parents, we teach our kids about things we feel competent in. That's why so many parents don't teach their kids about money.

When you break finances down in a way that kids can understand, it creates financial literacy that grows with them as they become adults.

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.

Now's the time to teach your 5-year-old kid about financing. If they can add, I suggest that you start teaching them about saving that money. And how their money can add up in the future. I think the more you prepare your children for the future, the better off they'll be.

My children were taught at an early age how money works and that it comes from hard work. They've been on a commission - not an allowance - since they were little. They learned that if they worked around the house, they got paid. If they didn't work, they didn't get paid.

My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.

When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am I hoarding this for?' So I bought a drum kit.

My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didn't talk about money around the dinner table.

Teaching money management is a practical tool that will help shape kids' futures.

Young children need to develop good habits that will be useful to them the rest of their lives. It is important to keep the lessons age-appropriate. For example, when your children start earning allowances, that would be a good time to teach them how to put some money in the bank instead of spending it all.

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

If you don't give your kid freedom to make choices with money, including stupid choices, he'll make plenty when he gets to college.

If I had my choice, every high school would be teaching financial literacy along with math and science.

You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.

If you're financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.

We teach about how to drive in school, but not how to manage finances.

The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.