Hacking Into New Habits
As I write this, half of 2020 has gone and most of us spent the first half of the year dealing with the curve-ball of figuring out how to deal with the pandemic. Now that countries are slowly opening back up, we are all trying to determine how to get our lives back to ‘normal’. During this period, some of us got more present to how lives can be reset. Others, like me, have formed...Read MoreTeaching Teenagers Basics of Trading – Part 1
It was heartbreaking to read the news of Alexander E. Kearns’s suicide, and to know that he felt he had to take his life because he got into debts of $730,000. What made this worse, was that subsequent revelations indicated that he wasn’t necessarily truly in debt of $730,000, and that could have been a temporary balance before settlement. I couldn’t help but wonder if...Read MoreThe Art of Earning Money as a Teenager
As our children grow into teenagers, they desire more independence. Some start looking for part-time work as a way to expand their income. This is a great opportunity for parents to coach and guide children into how to earn money more effectively. 1) Getting A Job Most of us earn income by getting a job. From young, children may have learnt to exchange effort for money by being paid to...Read More3 Key Money Values To Teach Your Child
Teaching kids about money is challenging. We often learn how to teach the value of money by observing our parents, through collective wisdom on social media and having conversations with our children when opportunities arise. This means that children do not get a holistic and complete view about how to manage money. Their learning is limited by what they are exposed to. After talking to...Read MorePaying Children To Do Housework
I recently interviewed two mothers who had contrasting views on the idea of paying their children to do household chores. Both were right in their views – the one who refused to pay wanted her children to learn to help out with housework as a form of contributing to the family without the expectation of being rewarded financially while the other wanted her children to learn the effort...Read MoreThe Art of Respect in Parenting
We did a recent survey where surprisingly all parents unanimously shared a view that successful parenting is having their children grow up healthy and respectful. Interestingly, academic success was not a priority, although it was mentioned in passing as a means to ensuring that the child grew up to have enough. With the resounding mention given to respect, we thought we will flash this out...Read MoreIncreasing Your Child’s Ability to Learn
With the recent lock-downs due to COVID-19, the focus on learning delivery has shifted from the traditional classroom and teacher-led style to digital student self-directed learning. As teachers scramble to determine the most effective way of delivering their lessons, students too had to adapt to this new way of learning. The Internet is a double-edged sword. It provides vast amounts of...Read More
#financialempowerment: Learning
The traditional classroom assumes that learners take in new knowledge the same way. Yet research has uncovered that there are numerous learning styles which influences how we retain and process information. This has impacted the way lessons are delivered as we now get exposed to mind-maps, group activities and even writing journals in class! You would have probably found some activities more...Read More
#financialempowerment: Risk Tolerance
From young, I never really liked the roller coaster nor thrill rides. Due to peer pressure, I found myself on such rides more than once but each time not quite sure why I subjected myself to that kind of trauma! Perhaps you are like me, or perhaps you swing to the other end where you embrace the adrenaline that comes from the unknown/fear factor. Our ability to stomach risk will determine...Read More