{"id":50057,"date":"2021-10-15T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T01:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=50057"},"modified":"2021-11-01T11:53:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T03:53:43","slug":"savings-children-pinkfong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/savings-children-pinkfong","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Kids Saving With Pinkfong And Baby Shark"},"content":{"rendered":"
In partnership with You want the best for your kids. Besides providing them with the best education and helping them develop their character, it is also important that kids learn about the importance and value of money when young. This is a crucial life skill that can set them up for success as they grow into financially savvy adults. That\u2019s a win for you, too!<\/p>\n But teaching young children about money is easier said than done. How do you get them to understand an abstract concept like money while keeping their interest? Here are a few ways.<\/p>\n Learning to save is the foundation of great financial habits. But simply telling your child that it\u2019s important to save won’t work if they can\u2019t see how it will pay off. Instead, motivate them by helping them set short-term goals, such as saving for a new toy. You can tell them, for example, that keeping RM10 a week means being able to buy that RM50 toy they want in five weeks.<\/p>\n Young children may not easily grasp the concept of having money in the bank, as they can\u2019t see where it goes. Having something that they can easily visualise – or better yet, physically hold on to – can help them understand the concept of savings. Here\u2019s where a passbook comes in handy. Recording their savings in a passbook allows children to visualise how much they\u2019re saving and spending and even help them build crucial math skills.<\/p>\n When you open an Alliance Buddy<\/strong> or Junior Smart Saver-i Account<\/strong>, you\u2019ll get a limited edition Pinkfong Passbook. Suppose you are a parent with young kids. In that case, it’s almost certain that the Baby Shark<\/a> song has been part of your child’s early growing years along with Pinkfong, the children’s educational brand behind it. Giving your child a passbook will add excitement and interest to saving money.<\/p>\n How do you teach kids the concept of compound interest? Here\u2019s a simple analogy.<\/p>\n Saving money is just like planting a seed and caring for it. The longer you save it in the bank, the more your money will grow.<\/div><\/div>\n But you know what\u2019s better than telling them about compound interest? It\u2019s showing them how it works with their own money. With the Alliance Buddy account, interest is calculated daily and credited every month. You and your child can review the account balance together, so they can see how their money has grown.With compound interest, you can teach kids that it\u2019s not worth withdrawing their savings for every shiny new thing that comes their way. Instead, the longer they hold on to the money in the bank, the more it will grow – allowing them to save up for something truly valuable in the future.<\/p>\n Besides that, the Alliance Buddy account also offers a bonus profit of 10% on the total interest earned for the year if you do not make withdrawals and you place a minimum deposit of RM100 every month for 12 consecutive months. For example, if you earn a base interest of RM100 on your savings, you could receive an additional RM10 interest. This extra incentive helps teach children that good savings behaviour can be rewarding.<\/p>\n On top of that, when you open a new Alliance Buddy account and make a new six-month fixed deposit placement between 15 October 2021 and 30 June 2022, you\u2019ll enjoy a promotional interest rate of 2.35% p.a.<\/p>\n As any parent knows, your child\u2019s habits (good and bad alike!) are often learnt through observation. So if you want your child to practise good financial habits, it starts with you. After all, it can be confusing for a child to be told they must be careful with money, yet watch their parents not practice the same discipline when spending their own money.<\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/span>Introduce savings goals to your child<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Show them how money compounds<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Set a good parenting example<\/span><\/h2>\n