Ryan just bought a car. And she’s a beauty, too. 2002 baby blue (uh, metallic blue) Toyota Prius with only 57,000 miles. Owned by a 91-year old grannie who used it mostly to drive to church and back. No kidding. Problem is, Ryan can’t drive it; never mind he doesn’t have his license. He barely has his permit. And taking an online course to get his permit happened after he bought the car. How does a 15-year old with no…
I took Nathan and Ryan to our broker this morning to discuss Roth IRAs. Both boys have jobs and I thought it was time to have them begin thinking about their retirement. John and I decided to match any money they made this summer, dollar for dollar, and, well, my boys have never been known to turn down free money. They were all in. I could have easily set up their custodial accounts online but I wanted the boys to…
I asked my son, Ryan, to write about his experiences earning some additional money by selling things on ebay. Here is what he wrote, unedited by his mother! ~ Ebay can be a great tool to making money, anyone can do it, too. Kids, adults, it doesn’t matter! I’m Ryan, 15 years old, and I have used ebay since I was 12 to make money, mainly because I was too young to get a job. Ebay is extremely easy to…
I hung out in a second grade classroom last week to talk about saving money and then have the students make their own Money Jar. It was a fun lesson and the Money Jars turned out unbelievable. Kids and their creativity never ceases to amaze me. While we were discussing money issues, I asked the students how they got money. Of course, the usual answers came up…allowance, chores, birthday money. Then one little guy raised his hand and volunteered, “You have to spend…
I took Ryan with me to hot yoga yesterday. Nathan had gone a while back with my friend Rebecca and came back with stories about how he’d never sweat so much in all his life. Then I started going and found out that he was right. The heat, plus the difficulty of the poses made for a very intense 90 minutes. Ryan likes a good challenge and asked if he could give it a go. So yesterday we went. In…