Green Options » Share Save Spend http://greenoptions.com/tag/share-save-spend Posts tagged 'Share Save Spend' Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Raising a Non-Material Girl (or Boy) in a Material World http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/04/raising-a-non-material-girl-or-boy-in-a-material-world/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/04/raising-a-non-material-girl-or-boy-in-a-material-world/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:06:14 +0000 Beth Bader http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/04/raising-a-non-material-girl-or-boy-in-a-material-world/ piggy-bank.jpgIn response to the 5,000-message-a-day onslaught of advertising from all sides; online, onscreen and even on the school bus, financial consultant Nathan Dungan prescribes the “Share Save Spend” program to prevent materialism from taking hold of your kids.

The program is designed to help kids get resist advertising and understand the value of money and how to use it wisely. It works like this: children are given an allowance at age five and are required to save one quarter of the funds, share one quarter, and spend only half of the funds. The approach is based on research that shows people who understand how to save and share are generally happier and healthier. (More on the program and links after the jump.)

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