The Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money with Variny Yim, Director of Partner and Affiliate Relations with the JumpStart Coalition
Variny Yim helped to write The Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money: “Getting Smart About Making It, Saving It, and Spending It!” In this podcast, she steps host, Todd Christensen, through the 5 TEENS tips for parents to help their teenage children learn about the everyday occurrences of financial issues in their lives. If you’re ready to make money discussions with your teen less stressful, less guilt-ridden, and more products, listen in on this episode.
- How working in the field of finance led to learning more about money
- How Variny got involved in helping to write about money and children
- The Acronym WALLET tips for Teens
- TEENS: Talk, Example, Educate, News, and Support
- TALK: Take advantage of everyday opportunities to bring money-related issues to teen’s attention
- EXAMPLE: Try to be a positive role model
- EDUCATE: Don’t be afraid to keep learning about money and even sharing struggles and opportunities with your kids
- NEWS: Encourage your children to access current events
- SUPPORT: Help your child to build new skills or explore their passions
Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Variny Yim:
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
