Financial Literacy for Kids

Managing Allowance: Moving from Cash to Categories

Ben B. has tried everything to manage his kids' allowances—conversations, coin jars, cash envelopes, and trusty software. Read on to learn what worked and what didn't.

Ben Barlowe

July 25, 2024

How to Raise Your Teenager's Money IQ

Teach your teen to make it rain (responsibly) with these YNAB team tips.

Dan Cayer

January 31, 2024

Learn to Earn with Printable Chore Chart

Teach your kids how to earn, spend, and save with helpful tips and tricks and our free printable chore chart and budgeting workbook.

Ashley McCann

July 27, 2022

Birthday Party Budget List + Party Planning Template

Get your kids involved in the party planning process with these budgeting tips, cost-cutting ideas and our printable party planning template.

Melissa Barnum

May 30, 2022

Budgeting for Kids: Money for Minis

Teach your elementary-aged kids about money with our YNAB Kids & Money videos. These short videos are great for teaching budgeting for kids!

Rachel Wong

November 10, 2021

The Graduation Gift That Keeps on Giving

The best graduation gift: YNAB! Send your grad off into the “real world” with total control of their money.

Emily Hudson

May 11, 2022

What Age Should My Kids Start Budgeting?

Eight is the perfect age to start budgeting with your kids. They are old enough to understand, to learn from mistakes, to benefit from good choices.

Jesse Mecham

April 12, 2017

Allowance for Chores: Do or Don’t?

When a parenting expert suggested separating chores from allowance, I was suspect. But we've done it with great success ever since!

Lindsey Burgess

April 5, 2017

How to Build Credit at 18 Years Old

Trying to figure out how to build credit at 18? The best thing you can do to help kids build credit is to teach money management by example.

Lindsey Burgess

April 19, 2022

Are You Doing Allowance All Wrong?

If you are anything like me, and mildly freaked out about spoiling your six kids, you are going to love this.

Jesse Mecham

December 21, 2018

How We Use Chores to Prevent Entitled Kids

Do you worry you're raising entitled kids? We did too. Then we started doing chores that taught them responsibility, and removed stress.

Guest Author

May 23, 2018