Teaching Children About Money Blog

It’s your ’Teaching Children About Money’ Coach - Amanda van der Gulik here.

I have some exciting PERSONAL news - and I am just a bit nervous about sharing it….

 You see, even though I am very “out there” with my public personality as the  

‘Teaching Children About Money’ Coach , well… I am usually reluctant about

sharing too much of my private life. Which is why I am a bit nervous…

But I am just bursting with this news - so I decided it’s time to come out and

share this with you:

After six years of trying to teach my daughter about money, my daughter

Xanthe has started her very first face painting business!

I am absolutely beside myself with excitement - for lots of reasons…

But let me tell you one of them - isn’t it funny how so many times everyone in

the world will listen to you except your own kids? I mean, I bet Lance

Armstrong is having a hard time teaching his kids to ride a two-wheeler!

In any case, even though I’ve helped thousands of parents with teaching their

children about money… sometimes I thought my advice was falling on deaf

ears with my kids.

But Xanthe took those lessons to heart, and she made her passion for face

painting blossom…

And now she’s ready to take it to the world!

So now I have a simple favor to ask of you… it won’t cost you a cent, just a

minute or two of your time.

Xanthe is only six years old and has just started learning how to read and I am

making her a special easy-to-read book to help keep her motivated on her

way to her face painting success and I would love to make it really special

- and you can help me do that if you can just spare a few seconds…

You see, I want to surprise Xanthe with well wishes from my

TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com readers. Can you send her your young

entrepreneur wishes (or advice) as she gets set to take her face painting

business to the world?

Just type in a simple message to Xanthe below this post, and then press the

“post” button.

I am hoping to get hundreds (or even thousands) of responses… then I will

put them all together for Xanthe. Can you think of a more beautiful gift than

hundreds of well-wishes from TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com readers

from all over the world? (you can even send your special note in your own

language and then just put in an english translation in brackets beside it, she’d

love that!) ;o)

Just post me your wishes to Xanthe… I will take care of the rest.

Here’s to young entrepreneurs blossoming all over the world!

Cheers…Amanda…Excited Life Enthusiast!

P.S. Thanks for taking the time to read this to the end. I don’t usually share

this kind of personal stuff in my newsletter… and I certainly have never

asked for anything like this before! But I decided to really go out on a limb
this time!

DreamRichly Daily, Wednesday October 22, 2008, Vol. 1, Amanda van der Gulik – Which one are YOU? - The DreamRichly Club:

“- There are people that make things happen.
- There are people that watch things happen.
- There are people that ask ‘What happened?’

Which one are you?”

Click the link above to check out the rest of this blog.

Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast!
http://www.teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com/
http://www.createyourownmindmovie.com/

Don’t forget your children.

Times of financial crisis are times of incredible opportunity to teach your children never become a victim to financial crisis.

What better way to role model financial success for our kids than to teach by showing?

Get your finances sorted but show your kids, don’t hide it. They will learn by example.

And on the other side, the best way to learn is to teach.

So by teaching children about money, you will in effect be teaching yourself and helping yourself get out of your own financial debts and worries.

Here’s to raising financially and emotionally stable and successful families!

Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast!
www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com

“I started this business because…

I wanted to have a business and my own money.

I chose chocolate lollipops because I knew it was going to be a success since everyone loves chocolate and it was going to be easy to sell.

Every 2 weeks, I make chocolate lollipops. This is how I do it. My mom takes me to the store to buy the ingredients and materials. When I get home I make the lollipops, after they are all ready and packed I count how many of each flavor I made and write it on my notebook.

I go with my 3 brothers and sell them in my neighborhood and in my school.

When I finish selling all of them I count the money and verify that it matches the number of lollipops.

When I count all the money I divide it this way: to cover the cost of materials

and ingredients, to pay each of my brothers, for each of my 3 piggy banks,

for me, and the rest I leave it in the business bank to re-invest in the business.

My goals are to have money to help people and buy anything I want. And be free…

Being my own boss is difficult because I have to do everything, sell, count, buy etc.

As I write my brother tells me that it difficult because I don’t let them (the brothers) do anything else but sell. I will start training one of them to help me making and packing the lollipops. This will give me more time to do other things.

I like being my own boss because I control what I do and when I do it.

I have not donate money because I did not know it was so important now,

I am ready to start donating.

Till next time…

KAM
Kamila Márquez Marxuach
Puerto Rico
12 years old
October 13, 2008

Here are the three things I would tell my children if I only
had 30 seconds left to say anything to them to help them
with their future.

(As a matter of fact I say these things to them every night
when I kiss them goodnight.)

1. I love you sweetheart with all my heart.

2. You are my favourite, girl/boy in the whole world.
(I have one of each, very convienent! ;o)

3. You can do anything you want. If you think you can do it,
you are right. If you think you can’t you are right!

What three things would YOU say to YOUR own children or loved
ones if you only had 30 seconds left?

Post them below, share them with us all.

Here’s to your Massive Success!

Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast!
www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com
www.CreateYourOwnMindMovie.com
www.FunCakeDecoratingIdeas.com

P.S. Time is running out…

30, 29, 28, 27, 26…

Don’t waste it!