Parents Teach Your Children to Budget

Parents TeachYour Children How to Budget workshop includes the following skills depending on the length of the workshop:

Budgeting
- Benefits of creating a budgeting
- Potential budget formats and how to create a format that works for you
- How to get started if you have never created a budget before
- What to do if your income is inconsistent (commission, tips, etc)
- How to prioritize your budget expenses, including separating needs and wants
- Best practices for what to do when you with extra money such as coming in under budget, making more tips than normal, receiving a gift, overtime pay, etc
Cash Flow Planning
- How to determine when you will have the cash to pay the expense
- How to determine how much to save from each paycheck for larger bills such as rent or mortgage
Best practices and Strategies for how to stick to your budget
Workshop includes several activities to do with your child to help them understand the value of money, how their choices can really make a difference, and practice budgeting.

This workshop is for the parents only. This is an opportunity for parents to learn how to teach their children budgeting skills.

Prior to the workshop, volunteers can help with prepping materials and supplies for the workshop.
During the workshop, volunteers are needed to help with the workshop activity.

Printing students worksheets and workbooks
Donation of candy used in activity – Starburst, Tootsie Roll Minis, Jolly Ranchers, M&M’s plain, and Skittles.
Donation of snack size and quart size Ziploc bags to hold the candy paycheck pieces.
Funding to purchase paper, toner, Ziploc bags, and candies for workshops

Offer a fee waiver, reduced interest loan rate, or other benefit for clients who complete financial workshops or coaching
Host a workshop at your location for new or youth account holders
Host a Lunch N Learn, 1/2 day, or full day workshop
Employee Benefits can be offered to help cover cost of financial workshops and coaching.