{"id":11022,"date":"2024-04-10T00:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=11022"},"modified":"2024-04-10T00:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:43:34","slug":"4-lessons-to-teach-your-kids-about-duit-raya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/4-lessons-to-teach-your-kids-about-duit-raya","title":{"rendered":"4 Lessons To Teach Your Kids About Duit Raya"},"content":{"rendered":"
Make the most of this Raya<\/i> to let your kids know the value of money. More importantly, use this chance show them how to manage it wisely.<\/p>\n
Younger children may not be aware of the value of money or how to manage it yet. However, all kids whether young or old are always happy to receive them. This festive season is the perfect time to instil the right money management habits.<\/p>\n
Teaching kids about money is not easy and they often learn more from our actions than our words. Shaping them to be good with their money doesn’t happen overnight. However, by coinciding these important lessons with these memorable occasions, you will help them remember these lessons more vividly.<\/p>\n
Here are some small, but impactful ways you can start:<\/p>\n
Parents are a child\u2019s first role models for learning money management skills. Like most life lessons, what we say does not carry as much weight as what we do.<\/p>\n
Show your kids the difference between needs and wants whenever you bring them for a shopping trip. A packet of chocolate or potato chips is a want. On the other hand, a bottle of milk for your child is a need.<\/p>\n
Explain to them the difference, and with this habit instilled, they will naturally go through the same thought process whenever they need to buy something.<\/p>\n
If your child is old enough to receive an allowance (be it daily, weekly or monthly), it is always best to teach them to save at least 20% of it. However, when it comes to duit Raya<\/i>, this rule should be reversed. Instead of saving 20%, the child should be taught to save 80%.<\/p>\n
Teach them the beauty of saving and making that money work harder. Even if you are stuck at home, you can still show them how to open an online savings account<\/a> and point out how savings accounts work.<\/p>\n