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The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 084: Kids Can Spend Smarter — with Karen HollandIn this Art of Allowance Podcast episode, host John Lanza speaks with guest Karen Holland about her nonprofit, GIFTING SENSE®, and its core component, the DIMS – DOES IT MAKE SENSE?® SCORE Calculator. They discuss the importance of teaching kids mindful spending habits, particularly during middle school–a critical time for developing financial literacy. Karen also shares insights on how the DIMS SCORE® helps children make informed purchasing decisions, reduces family discord over money and encourages reflection on spending choices. Her conversation with John emphasizes the need for experiential learning and the role of parents in guiding their kids towards better...
2025-11-171h 17
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 083: Preparing Young Adults to Launch — With Cameron HuddlestonHost John Lanza and returning guest Cameron Huddleston discuss the financial challenges faced by recent college graduates and the strategies parents can use to support their children transitioning into adulthood. They cover topics such as drafting a launch contract for monetary support, navigating job searches in a challenging market, establishing a minimum viable money system, understanding credit and obtaining appropriate legal and financial documents. John and Cameron's conversation emphasizes the need for open communication between parents and adult children regarding financial expectations and responsibilities as well as the importance of teaching money smarts and mindfulness. Cameron Huddleston...
2025-10-2740 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 082: An Allowance Is a Gift — Raising Money-Smart Kids with Barbara ColorosoIn this Art of Allowance Podcast conversation, guest Barbara Coloroso shares her parenting insights with host John Lanza. Barbara emphasizes the importance of structure, flexibility and encouragement in raising resilient, money-smart kids. She discusses the different family types outlined in her work, the significance of teaching about money from a young age and the value of allowing children to make mistakes as part of the learning process. Barbara also highlights a caregiver's progression from parent to guide to friend and the critical role of reflection in improving parenting strategies. Barbara Coloroso is an internationally recognized author, educator...
2025-09-221h 20
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 081: Building Money-Smart Families and Communities - With Steve BuggIn this Art of Allowance Podcast episode, host John Lanza speaks with guest Steve Bugg about what it takes to build money-smart families and communities. Steve is the CEO of Great Lakes Credit Union, one of our partners engaging kids and empowering parents through The Money Mammals powered by The Art of Allowance. He and John discuss the role of technology in financial education, the challenges of connecting with schools and the future of credit unions in promoting financial literacy. Steve also shares how his approach to teaching financial responsibility has evolved from parenting to grandparenting, emphasizing the value...
2025-08-1855 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 080: "The Simple Path to Wealth"—With JL and Jess CollinsIn this Art of Allowance Podcast episode, host John Lanza welcomes JL Collins and his daughter, Jess, for a conversation about financial independence and family money lessons. They discuss the principles of JL's bestseller, The Simple Path to Wealth, the process of writing and updating the book and the importance of teaching kids about money from a young age. John, JL and Jess also explore investing in index funds, navigating stock market fluctuations and why JL feels homeownership is misunderstood as an investment. Additionally, they address the challenges of maintaining smart money habits, the evolving perspective of Jess's financial...
2025-07-071h 29
Crime PsychologyWas His Mom Complicit? Sandy Hook Tragedy: Adam Lanza (Therapist Reacts)Was His Mom Complicit? Sandy Hook Tragedy: Adam Lanza (Therapist Reacts). In this episode of Therapy Crime Scenes, John Cordray, a Licensed Professional Counselor, discusses the tragic events of the Sandy Hook Elementary School carried out by Adam Lanza. John explores Lanza's mental health history, the factors leading to the tragedy, and emphasizes the importance of mental health awareness and intervention to prevent such incidents in the future.
2025-06-2008 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 079: Tony Steuer Outlines "The Get Ready Blueprint"In this Art of Allowance Podcast conversation, host John Lanza speaks with guest Tony Steuer about the importance of financial preparedness for young adults, particularly new college graduates. They begin by discussing The Get Ready Blueprint, Tony's comprehensive guide to managing finances. Tony also shares key financial tips, including the significance of insurance and the common monetary mistakes young adults make. Additionally, he and John highlight the emotional elements of financial decision-making, the role of AI in financial literacy and the importance of asking the right questions to build confidence in financial matters. Tony Steuer is an...
2025-04-2851 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 078: Protecting Our Kids in a Digital World: Insights from Josh GolinDuring this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, host John Lanza speaks with guest Josh Golin about the evolving landscape of children's online safety, the importance of limiting kids' screen time and the legislative efforts aimed at protecting children from harmful digital marketing practices. They discuss the challenges families face in managing screen time, the significance of early childhood education and the need for collective action among parents to advocate for change. Josh shares personal experiences raising his daughter commercial-free and emphasizes the importance of instilling values around money and media consumption in children. He also highlights the...
2024-11-2553 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 077: Encouraging Empathy in Financial Education - With Courtney FulmerDuring this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, host John Lanza speaks with guest Courtney Fulmer, the newly appointed President/Chief Executive Officer of SECNY Federal Credit Union. They begin by discussing the opportunities credit unions have to combat America's "financial illiteracy epidemic" and the role these institutions play in providing psychological support to their members. Courtney then shares how her journey teaching her son money smarts evolved, how her family influenced her financial decision-making and how her colorguard experiences impacted her credit union leadership. She also emphasizes the need for empathy and community support when offering financial...
2024-10-1743 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 076 How Digital Literacy Protects Our Kids — with Diana GraberIn this Art of Allowance Podcast episode, host John Lanza speaks with guest Diana Graber about the challenges of and the strategies for raising kids in a digital world. They discuss understanding children's developmental readiness for technology, emphasizing ethical thinking in digital spaces and balancing the risks and the benefits of an online presence. Diana highlights the importance of teaching teens to protect their finances digitally via privacy measures and scam avoidance and the dangers of oversharing online. (Both kids and adults are guilty!) She and John also explore the need for parents to advocate for digital education in...
2024-09-3045 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 075: Three Dads Talk Raising Money-Smart Kids (with Jon Acuff & Joe Saul-Sehy)In this special episode, host John Lanza teams up with Stacking Benjamins Podcast host and previous Art of Allowance Podcast guest Joe Saul-Sehy to interview author Jon Acuff. These three dads discuss parenting challenges and strategies, particularly regarding teaching teens about money and life skills. They also explore the importance of empathy when parenting, the role of repetition in financial education and the value of kids' seeking guidance from other adults. Their conversation emphasizes the need for parents to be open about their own money mistakes and to create a supportive environment in which their children can learn and...
2024-09-2344 min
The Stacking Benjamins ShowThree Dads Share Tips and Stories on Teaching Good Money Habits (Jon Acuff & John Lanza) SB1573Welcome to a very special episode! Three experienced dads (teens and above) chat about teaching teenagers or people new to money management, good lessons to take with them for the future. They discuss their fears, their challenges, and the ways they've been able to help their kids succeed with money. Jon Acuff wrote a book on this topic with his daughters, and he shares a wealth of information from them. John Lanza (Art of Allowance podcast) just became an "empty nester" and shares how his kids successfully launched as well. Joe Saul-Sehy is the father of nearly 30 year old...
2024-09-1151 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 074: Meaningful Media Literacy Conversations with Erin McNeillHost John Lanza and guest Erin McNeill discuss the importance of starting the media literacy conversation with children early, just like parents can do with the financial literacy conversation. Erin explains that kids are likely willing to understand and decode the myriad media messages they face. She even suggests that parents have conversations with teachers about integrating media literacy into classrooms and advocate for it to become a required skill taught in schools, just like reading and math. Erin and John also highlight the importance of digital wellness, the process of helping kids recognize targeted marketing, the connection between...
2024-08-1258 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 073: The Family Share Jar - Giving Together with Andy HillHost John Lanza talks with guest Andy Hill about the journey from burdensome debt to financial freedom and, in particular, navigating such an experience with kids. Andy explains what his allowance system entails, how to communicate the power of compound interest and why he thinks modeling matters most when teaching money smarts. He also shares how he and his wife made changes in their own lives to be better financial models for their children, especially in the area of giving. Additionally, John and Andy discuss raising money-smart kids in spite of financial shame, having open money conversations, introducing the...
2024-07-0145 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 072: Evan Wilson on Teaching Our Kids to InvestReturning guest Evan Wilson joins host John Lanza to talk about how his allowance system has evolved since his initial podcast appearance five years ago. He discusses helping his kids become savvy investors by adopting an ownership mentality, thinking about risk on the money-smart journey and wanting his kids to experience investing ups and downs when they are young. Evan and John also address leveraging compound interest, building wealth, starting the money conversation early and transitioning from money jars to debit cards. Evan Wilson is the founder and general partner of Wilson Investment Partnership. There he invests...
2024-06-0357 min
Love, your Money - Wealth, Money, and Financial Advisor for Women237: 3 Money Skills to Raise Financially Empowered Kids with John LanzaWelcome to episode 237 of Love, your Money! In this episode, I’m sitting down with John Lanza, the creator of The Money Mammals, a comprehensive program that helps parents raise money-smart kids. He’s also the author of “The Art of Allowance,” which helps parents raise financially empowered children of any age.Raising financially savvy children can be challenging no matter where you are in your wealth journey as a parent. If you’ve struggled financially, you don’t want to pass any bad habits to your kids. And yet, if you’re financially successful, you’re likely trying to...
2024-05-2144 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 071: Researcher Ashley LeBaron-Black on the Importance of Experience, Modeling and Open Conversation in Raising Money-Smart KidsGuest Dr. Ashley LeBaron-Black returns to the podcast to talk with host John Lanza about her research focus of family finance. Ashley first defines the terms "financial well-being" and "financial socialization." She then highlights the importance of family modeling and open discussion on the money-smart journey. Ashley also emphasizes the essential nature of experiential learning and the shortcomings of classroom financial literacy. Both she and John then address the concept of money scripts, the ability of some kids (dubbed "financial phoenixes") to overcome poor modeling and the need to go beyond rational-based instruction. Dr. Ashley LeBaron-Black is...
2024-05-0658 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 070: Colin Ryan on Money Psychology, Emotion and HumorGuest Colin Ryan speaks to college-age kids nationwide and shares humorous anecdotes to help them grapple with money. He also encourages parents to see their children as the heroes of their financial stories, understand their kids' unique perspectives and personalize conversations to foster connections. During his podcast appearance, Colin and host John Lanza discuss the idea of "earning by saving," the role of modeling and technology's impact on financial well-being. They also chat about personal finance's emotional and psychological facets, finding success and contentment in a consumer-driven society, social media's power, vulnerability's importance and the value of connecting through...
2024-04-081h 17
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 069: Joe Saul-Sehy's Journey from "Money Disaster" to Raising Money Smart KidsSelf-professed "money disaster" Joe Saul-Sehy shares his experiences with and insights on raising money-smart kids with host John Lanza. Joe recounts his own credit card debacle, which influenced how he approached money with his twins. He shares how he introduced them to money when they were young, his family's allowance system, his "circling back" strategy and how he tackled money conversations. He also discusses money tracking, the difference between saving and investing and responsible debt management. Additionally, Joe and John touch on the loneliness epidemic, the importance of financial coaching, having the freedom to make money mistakes and not...
2024-03-1858 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 068: Building Wealth Wisdom: Vince Shorb on Youth Financial EducationHost John Lanza speaks with Vince Shorb about the importance of financial education, the need for financial literacy programs in schools and the challenges of scaling these programs. They address the underappreciated role of parents in financial literacy education and the importance of teaching kids to save, earn money and control expenses, while highlighting the power of compounding and the psychology of money. They also discuss similar grandfatherly advice influenced by The Great Depression. Vince shares his early money lessons and how his parents encouraged his entrepreneurial spirit while emphasizing the importance of resilience in making financial decisions.
2024-02-1955 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 059: Patience on Your Money-Smart Journey - Featuring Kelly MindellHow do you patiently leverage an allowance system to communicate family values to a young child? As my sister, Kelly Mindell, is learning on her family's money-smart journey, the key is patience. Lots and lots of patience! The tables are turned during this special episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, as Kelly peppers me with questions regarding her own program. But so this installment doesn't turn into a family reunion (or, more likely, digress to the level of a lively Lanza board game night), my former guest and fellow money-smart movement co-conspirator Robin Taub joins in...
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Money TalesMoney Mammals, with John Lanza
In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is John Lanza. John is on a mission to help parents raise money-smart kids and help families live happier, more fulfilled lives. He and his wife were inspired to develop Money Mammals, a kid friendly brand centered around financial education, when their firstborn was six months old. They wanted to be sure to raise their daughter to be money smart, and John came up with the idea of Money Mammals as a way to get kids excited about money. It worked!
John is the author of T...
2022-07-1428 min
Money TalesMoney Mammals, with John LanzaIn this episode of Money Tales, our guest is John Lanza. John is on a mission to help parents raise money-smart kids and help families live happier, more fulfilled lives. He and his wife were inspired to develop Money Mammals, a kid friendly brand centered around financial education, when their firstborn was six months old. They wanted to be sure to raise their daughter to be money smart, and John came up with the idea of Money Mammals as a way to get kids excited about money. It worked!
John is the author of The Art of A...
2022-07-1428 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 050: The Money Mammals Maven - With Special Guest Eileen LanzaEver wonder what it would be like to chat with the original Money Mammal? Then wonder no more! Eileen Lanza is a real estate investor and a Top Producer/Realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Los Angeles, where she lives with her two daughters and yours truly. Eileen and I co-created The Money Mammals, a program that gets kids excited about money smarts and which began our family's foray into youth financial literacy. Our journey eventually led to The Art of Allowance book and this podcast to help parents like you raise money-empowered children. I often refer to Eileen...
2022-02-1433 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 048: Family Values and Money Conversations - With Guest Robin TaubHow can parents incorporate family values into the money conversations they're having with their kids? Robin Taub offers several strategies during her second appearance on The Art of Allowance Podcast. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) by training, Robin began her career at KPMG, transitioned into real estate and then landed in the complex world of derivatives marketing at Citibank Canada. Today, she's an author and a professional speaker. Robin lives in Toronto, where she and her husband have raised two (mostly) money-smart twenty-somethings. She is an avid cyclist, snowboarder, music lover and concert goer. I'm excited...
2021-11-0853 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 047: The Key to Investing: Be Boring - With Guest Chris BrowningDo you consider investing to be inherently complicated? Chris Browning just might change your mind with his "boring is better" approach. He is the host of the award-winning, short-form podcast Popcorn Finance and the call-in, money-advice show This Is Awkward. Chris was one of the first finance podcasters on the scene when he began producing content in 2017. His creation, Popcorn Finance, addresses financial topics in about the time it takes to make a bag of popcorn. Chris can be seen weekly on NBCLX's Current as a personal finance expert contributor or heard on KFI AM 640 providing insights...
2021-09-1353 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 046: Empowering Kids Financially by "Saving to Invest" - With Guest Gayle ReaumeWhat can we as parents do to empower our kids with money? Gayle Reaume offers several strategies, including encouraging entrepreneurship, promoting a "saving to invest" mentality and shifting financial decision-making power. A mom herself, Gayle founded Moolah U fifteen years ago to give kids a practiced understanding of financial responsibility. Moolah U has now served thousands of Austin, Texas families through after-school clubs, summer entrepreneur camps and now a family financial app. Says Gayle, "I'm inspired by how technology can help people at scale, and I'm using that to empower every child to enter the 'real world...
2021-08-101h 00
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 045: Consistency Is Essential When Raising Money-Smart Kids - With Guest Courtney MoranWhat is the key to teaching money smarts in credit unions, families and schools? According to Courtney Moran, the answer is consistency. Courtney joined the Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation in 2004, becoming the executive director in 2009. Previously, she worked in the financial services industry in areas ranging from operations to marketing. In her role at Cornerstone, Courtney promotes financial education among credit unions, educators and partner organizations. She also oversees the Foundation's grants and scholarships. Both a Credit Union Development Educator (CUDE) and an International CUDE, Courtney is a Credit Union Financial Counselor through the Credit Union National...
2021-06-241h 00
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 044: The Free Lunch that Is the Roth IRA - With Guest Gene NataliWhat do a free lunch and a Roth IRA have in common? My latest guest (and clear contender for The "Metaphor of the Year" Award), Gene Natali, will enthusiastically educate you. Prior to serving as the CEO and CFA of Troutwood, a financial technology company, Gene spent 17 years working with large pension funds and institutional investors. He is an award-winning author who has key-noted investment and education conferences across the country and spoken in over 500 high school and college classrooms. Gene is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Allegheny College...
2021-05-2654 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 043: What Families Need to Know to Cultivate a Culture of Prosperity - With Guest Ellen RoginWhat are the keys to cultivating a culture of prosperity? Ellen Rogin has made it her life's work to educate, counsel and guide people to grow their prosperity and to use it as a force for good in their lives and in the world. The co-author of the bestselling Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality and a TEDx presenter, she has been quoted in such national publications as The New York Times, Money and The Huffington Post. As a consultant and a speaker around the globe, Ellen combines her deeply credentialed e...
2021-04-1951 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 042: Understanding Our Own Money Scripts to Be Better Financial Role Models for Our Kids - With Guest Brad KlontzHow are our financial behaviors influenced by past generations, and what can we do to acknowledge our own money issues to become better financial role models for our kids? Enter Doctor Brad Klontz's concept of money scripts. Brad is an expert in financial psychology, financial planning, and applied behavioral finance. He's also an Associate Professor of Practice at Creighton University Heider College of Business, Co-Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute, and Managing Principal of Your Mental Wealth Advisors. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Brad was awarded this institution's Innovative Practice Presidential Citation for his application...
2021-03-0948 min
Allison Loves Math PodcastRaise Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids with John LanzaIn today's interview, John Lanza, author of The Art of Allowance and creator of The Money Mammals, and I talk about tips to help parents raise money-smart kids. We discuss: How to give your child a head-start in understanding money The importance of teaching kids about spending, sharing, and saving Different ideas for age-appropriate allowances A quick tip to avoid impulse purchases Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview! Get Allison's FREE Love Math Quick Start Guide at allisonlovesmath.com.
2021-02-2131 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 041: Three Ways of Framing the College Conversation - With Guest Ron LieberWhat are the criteria families should follow during the college search process? Author and journalist Ron Lieber outlines three key points and frames them in terms of the larger money conversation during this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast. A father of two and a fan of family finance, Ron has been the "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times since 2008. Before coming to The Times, he wrote the "Green Thumb" personal finance column for The Wall Street Journal and was part of the startup team at the paper's Personal Journal section. His book The...
2021-02-0145 min
The Blissful Parenting PodcastRaising Money Smart Kids with John LanzaIn this age of instant gratification and digital technology, parents are in a constant dilemma in raising kids who could see the importance of money and make use of it wisely. If you are a parent who finds it weird or reluctant to talk to your tweens about money or you are having difficulty explaining to your sixteen-year-old daughter that she can't have a brand new, expensive smartphone like her friend has, this episode is for you.Today, John Lanza will introduce a system that will help you teach your kids to learn and understand how to...
2020-12-1132 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 040: Noise, Choice-Fullness and Monetary Control — With Guest Robert ReiherHow does "noise" pose a threat to our children's futures? On this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, Dr. Robert Reiher offers insight into the concept of "noise" and explains its relationship to cognitive development, marketing and self-control. From a background of over forty-five years of product and program development as well as Media, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Rob has integrated neuroscience, consciousness research and personal development into a strategic and practical framework for understanding how to live more Choice-Fully in a world of increasing "noise" and uncertainty. After several years of...
2020-09-181h 15
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 039: Five Jars and Many Teachable Moments Raising Money-Smart Kids — With Guest Robin TaubDoes the tried-and-true three-jar system have room for two additions? Robin Taub makes the case for "Earn" and "Invest" to join the traditional "Share," "Save" and "Spend Smart" jars during this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast. Robin is a financial writer, speaker and consultant. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) by training, Robin is also the best-selling author of Raising Money-Smart Kids: How to Teach Your Kids about Money While Learning a Few Things Yourself, a book that gives parents the information and skills they need to teach their kids about money. Robin has held p...
2020-08-2158 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 038: Raising a Money-Smart, Commercial-Free Child - With Guest Josh GolinIs it possible to protect our kids from rampant consumerism in a social media age? Josh Golin, now Executive Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), has many recommendations to protect kids from both the obvious and subtle pitfalls of materialism and social media. Josh found his calling as a CCFC intern in 2003 and has been with the organization ever since. Most recently, as Associate Director, he was organizing campaigns and developing communications strategies. Josh has appeared on Today, NPR and Fox & Friends, and he has been quoted in publications including The New York Times and The Washington...
2020-07-311h 06
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 037: The Correlation Between Physical and Financial Health - With Guest Barbara O'NeillJust how strong is the relationship between a person's physical and financial health? Dr. Barbara O'Neill will gladly fill you in. Barbara is a Certified Financial Planner as well as the owner and CEO of Money Talk: Financial Planning Seminars and Publications, an outlet through which she writes, speaks and reviews content about personal finance. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Rutgers University, Barbara has written more than 160 articles for academic publications as well as received over 35 national awards and more than $1.2 million in grants to support her research and financial education programs. She is also a past president of...
2020-07-1054 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 036: Raising Money-Smart and Time-Affluent Kids - With Returning Guest Ashley WhillansAshley Whillans is my first returning guest! Ashley is a self-described "time nerd" and an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School in Negotiations, Organizations and Markets. She has a forthcoming book, Time Smart — How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life, that will feature prominently in our discussion. Ashley received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia and was named a Rising Star of Behavioral Science. Her research, which focuses on understanding how the daily and long-term decisions that people make about time and money (in their personal lives, relationships and workplaces) imp...
2020-06-191h 03
Money Career & Motherhood PodcastTeaching our kids about money with John LanzaDo you want to raise your kids to be smart about money, but don’t know where to start? If so, today’s episode is for you. Our guest John Lanza of Snigglezoo will help us learn the ins-and-outs of financial education for kids and his book The Art of Allowance. We discuss when we should start talking about money with our children, the real purpose of allowance (hint: it’s not to get your kids to do chores), and how to help our kids learn about money when maybe we don’t feel like we’re doing everything right ours...
2020-06-0927 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 035: How to Turn Your Kids into Smarter Shoppers - With Consumer Expert Guest Trae BodgeYou've taught your child to save and share ... but how about to spend? Trae Bodge can help you tackle this important step in any money-smart journey! An accomplished lifestyle journalist and television commentator, Trae specializes in smart shopping, personal finance, parenting, and retail. She has appeared on television hundreds of times, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Inside Edition, and CNBC, and her writing and expert commentary have been featured in Newsweek, Woman's Day, and Forbes, among many others. During our discussion, Trae and I run the gamut of smart shopping topics by chatting about introducing...
2020-05-2950 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 034: Is there a case for tying chores to allowance? —With Guest Cameron HuddlestonIs there a case for tying chores to allowance? If so, then Cameron Huddleston will make it. Cameron is an award-winning journalist with more than 18 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in and on Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, MSN, Yahoo and many more print and online publications. She also is a mom of three and is married to an economist. During this episode, Cameron and I address not only the great allowance and chore debate but also the taboo nature of financial conversations and how to help parents feel comfortable talking wi...
2020-05-081h 01
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 033: Merging Money and Hip Hop to Help Children Define Money Values and Encourage Entrepreneurship — with Guest Andrea FerreroIn this episode, I talk to Andrea Ferrero. Andrea is a co-founder of Pockets Change, an organization that uses hip hop pedagogy to change the way personal finance is taught to kids. Andrea has enjoyed over a decade of teaching students of all ages, coaching educators and designing award-winning academic programs and products. She currently holds teaching credentials in Pre-K though12th Grade Multiple Subjects and two Master's Degrees, one in Educational Leadership as well as one in Curriculum & Instruction with Multicultural Contexts. Andrea and I discuss how to help kids move from thinking they are "good" or "bad" with mo...
2020-04-1745 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 032: Conversations, Questions and Self-Care — How Parents Can Help Their Kids Through a Crisis — With Special Guest Lucy RimalowerAre you wondering how best to talk to your kids during a crisis? With coronavirus and COVID-19 dominating our lives, I thought it would be helpful to take a slight detour with this episode and talk to an expert about how we can have better conversations with our kids in the midst of a crisis. My guest on this special episode of the podcast is Lucy Rimalower. Lucy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Los Angeles. She works with individuals and families addressing anxiety, parent-child communication and women's issues. She also provides crisis response consultation. She's an idea...
2020-03-2448 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 031: Cultivating Intentionality and a Growth Mindset in Your Allowance Program - With Guests Mark and Kimberlee BarnesAre you looking for ideas to incorporate into your allowance program? Then you'll enjoy my conversation with Mark and Kimberlee Barnes, the "Not So Perfect Parents." Mark and Kimberlee are both educators — Mark is a school administrator and Kimberlee is an elementary technology specialist. In this episode, they discuss their implementation of The Art of Allowance program with their family of four — three boys and one girl. True to the purpose of my book and this podcast, they share their struggles and successes on the road to raising money-smart kids. You'll see how they've made the program their own and...
2020-02-211h 13
Wealthy Wellthy PodcastMake Your Kids Money Smart with John LanzaOn this episode, I chat with John Lanza. John is a well-known expert on youth financial literacy, and the co-founder of Money Mammals, a company on a mission to help parents raise money-smart kids. He is also the author of The Art of Allowance, a book that teaches parents how to set their kids up for financial success at an early age. John has spent over a decade talking to parent groups and credit unions about the importance of raising money-smart kids. He teaches the value of starting money-smart conversations early to empower youth and families to be wise...
2020-02-2152 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 030: Personal Finance Education Program Efficacy and Student Loan Debt Perspective — With Guest Carly UrbanWondering about the effectiveness of personal finance education in the classroom? Did you know that there is good and bad student debt? My recent conversation with Carly Urban is full of informative findings and practical advice. Carly is an Associate Professor of Economics at Montana State University and a Visiting Scholar with The Office of Financial Education at The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. She is also an affiliate of The Center for Financial Security at The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Carly completed her Ph.D. in Economics at UW-Madison, and she holds a B.A. in Economics and International...
2020-02-0457 min
Millennial To Millionaire PodcastSpecial Guest Episode : Financial Literacy w/ John LanzaHello and welcome!
This is the Millennial to Millionaire Podcast and on this very special episode I am joined by none other than John Lanza!
John is amazing and is a huge advocate of financial literacy just like yours truly. The major distinction is that he is taking it all the way to the beginning. John is the creator of the Money Mammals and an author of the book “The Art of Allowance”. John believes that the foundation for financial literacy can be built at a young age and after seeing the value in it for his 6 month old he went...
2020-01-2946 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 029: Raising Money-Smart Kids by Giving Them Total Control of Their Money — With "First National Bank of Dad" Author David OwenDo you fret about giving your kids too much autonomy when it comes to money and allowance? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, my guest David Owen offers a candid, funny and time-tested glimpse into the family financial system he wrote about in The First National Bank of Dad: The Best Way to Teach Kids About Money. This is a wonderfully written and hilarious book which heavily influenced my most recent work, The Art of Allowance. Using a method he developed to provide maximum age-appropriate control, David was able to raise two money-smart, money-empowered children. David has b...
2020-01-101h 18
Family Looking UpEp. 115. Raising Kids To Be Money Smart - Guest John LanzaJohn Lanza and his wife had a desire to help their kids to be money smart. John’s background was in entertainment and so they came up with the audacious idea of taking something relatively boring like financial literacy and make it fun. They wanted to teach their kids about how to use their money wisely, how to save, and how to be able and willing to be charitable toward others. The result was their company “Money Mammals” with Joe the monkey, a few friends, and some fantastic songs that help to teach kids on many levels all abou...
2020-01-0753 min
The CU2.0 PodcastCU 2.0 Podcast Episode 68 John Lanza on The Money Mammals + Kids and FinanceSend us a textTeach them when they are young.That's the approach to financial education taken by John Lanza of the Money Mammals, where the focus is on financial education for children 11 and under.A key: the education becomes a family project. That means credit unions - and credit unions can sign up with the Money Mammals to access its library of teaching materials and workbooks - will be attracting younger adults with small children.The material also is branded with t...
2019-12-0930 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 028: How to Have More Fun and Less Stuff This Holiday Season with Guests Guinevere Higgins and Kelley Dennings of New DreamThe Holidays are here and we can help you shift the focus from things to experiences with great advice from New Dream. In this episode, I talk to Guinevere Higgins and Kelley Dennings of New Dream. New Dream is a non-profit whose mission is to empower individuals, communities and organizations to transform the ways they consume to improve well-being for people and the planet. Guinevere is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at New Dream. She is an ardent believer in the ability of individuals and communities to take action and ownership to make positive change. She finds the strategic partnerships nece...
2019-12-061h 03
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 027: How Over $100k in Student Loan Debt Sparked an Educator's Passion to Teach Financial Literacy to Families (Including His Own) — with Guest Kyle OsborneDo you ever wonder where the real heroes are? Look no further than Council Bluffs, Iowa. In this episode, I talk with Kyle Osborne, the Director of Financial Literacy at TS Institute in southwest Iowa, about helping families become money smart. Kyle is a financial literacy education expert and works closely with teachers and administrators to provide free, effective financial literacy resources for grades K-12. In addition to working with schools, Kyle also works with area Non-Profit organizations to deliver financial literacy courses.
2019-11-2256 min
Smart Money QuestionsTeaching Children Lessons About Money with John LanzaAre you worried that your child is accumulating too many things? Do you wonder if you’re spoiling your child? John Lanza, author of The Art of Allowance, joins the show to give us an overview of his Money Mammals empowerment kit that teaches children how to share, save and spend. This is a great place to start if you want to lay a foundation for money management for your child.
Show Notes: http://smartmoneyquestions.com/podcastposts/episode-111-teaching-children-lessons-about-money-with-john-lanza/
Today's Rundown:
0:29 – Introducing today’s guest, John Lanza.
1:10 – Give us the...
2019-11-2128 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA Small Change 002: What Does Money-Empowered Mean to You?In this second installment of our shorter format episodes — which we call Small Change — I explore the term "money-empowered." This is a stated goal of The Art of Allowance (heck, it's part of the subtitle) and it's a question I ask almost all my guests. In this episode, I present you with four interesting responses and why I think each one of them is meaningful. Listen to what these guests had to say and think about what it is that the term money-empowered means to you.
2019-11-0713 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 026: Facing Your Fears, Working to Earn and Having Money Conversations with Your Kids - With Guest Ruth SoukupUnsure of how to initiate and keep up the money conversation with your kids? My recent discussion with Ruth Soukup can shed some light on this crucial step in the financial literacy journey. A mother of two girls, Ruth runs an eponymous online media company with business, lifestyle, motivation and productivity divisions. As if that isn't enough of a full plate, she is also a New York Times bestselling author, host of the Do It Scared podcast as well as founder of the Elite Blog Academy course for online business owners and the Living Well Spending Less blog. In...
2019-10-1151 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 025: Materialism, Well-Being and the Human Value System - With Guest Tim KasserLooking for ways to help your children combat the pervasive notion of materialism? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, I have a discussion with Tim Kasser. Tim is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Knox College in Illinois. He has published over 125 scientific articles and chapters on materialism, values/goals, motivation, ecological sustainability and quality of life, among other topics. He has also authored five books that have been translated into a half-dozen languages. In short, you can learn a ton from Tim. I know I did, and I know you will by giving our conversation...
2019-09-2056 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 024: College Funding and Financing 101 - With Guest David Flores WilsonFeeling perplexed by all the higher education financing options available to both you and your child? My recent Art of Allowance Podcast guest, David Flores Wilson, can walk you through all the particulars. David helps Gen X and Gen Y professionals as well as business owners in New York City achieve financial freedom. Named one of Investopedia's 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2019, he is a Senior Wealth Manager for Watts Capital and Writer/Editor for Planning to Wealth. David holds the Certified College Financial Consultant (CCFC), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designations. His financial guidance has a...
2019-08-3048 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 023: Navigating the College Admissions Process Waters with The Scholarship Shark - With Guest Pam AndrewsIn this episode, I talk with Pam Andrews, The Scholarship Shark! Pam helped her son win over $700,000 in scholarship money to help pay for his undergraduate and graduate schools. As a College Admissions Coach and Scholarship Strategist, she's helped her clients win over a million dollars in scholarships. My wife and I are in the early stages of our own college search with our kids, so this discussion was very timely and I think you'll find it packed full of great, actionable information. I hope you enjoy my conversation with The Scholarship Shark.
2019-08-0945 min
Something More with Chris BoydSaturday, July 20, 2019 John Lanza, Founder of The Money Mammals & Author-The Art of AllowanceIn the second hour, Chris & Lisa welcome John Lanza, Founder of themoneymammals.com & author of The Art of Allowance. He answers some great questions on how to raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. John shares information on the myths of giving allowance, what age is the best to start teaching kids about money, and should allowance be tied to chores. Lisa shares a great article on "3 Home Renovations That Will Help You Live Independently As You Get Older" from Money.com. #themoneymammals #moneymagazine #allowance #smartmoneykids
2019-07-2450 min
Legendary Marriage: Don't Settle for an Ordinary MarriageThe Art of Allowance | John LanzaShould kids work for their allowance, or should it be unconditional? Today’s guest John Lanza Author of “the Art of Allowance”, and creator of the award winning “Money Mammals,” will challenge your thinking , and encourage parents and kids to talk about sharing, saving and spending money intentionally. John Lanza is on a mission to help families raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. To that end, he has written The Art of Allowance along with three other children’s picture books. John is the creator and Chief Mammal o...
2019-07-2255 min
The Legendary Marriage PodcastEpisode 136: The Art of Allowance | John LanzaShould kids work for their allowance, or should it be unconditional? Today’s guest John Lanza Author of “the Art of Allowance”, and creator of the award winning “Money Mammals,” will challenge your thinking , and encourage parents and kids to talk about sharing, saving and spending money intentionally. John Lanza is on a mission to help families raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. To that end, he has written The Art of Allowance along with three other children’s picture books. John is the creator and Chief Mammal o...
2019-07-2255 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 022: Discussing Financial Literacy at Home and in the Classroom - With Guest Breanna ReishCurious as to how to tackle the financial literacy conversation both at home and in the classroom? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, I talk to Breanna Reish, a Certified Financial Planner and the owner of the fee-only financial planning firm Wealth of Confidence. Over the years she has spoken out about the broken 403(b) retirement system, and recently she decided to educate teachers on a larger scale by starting a financial podcast called One Million Apples. Breanna is a wife and mother to two kids. She believes in teaching children about financial literacy and practicing...
2019-07-1248 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAoA Small Change 001 - Top Takeaways from the First Five Episodes of The Art of AllowanceHere's a little something new at The Art of Allowance Podcast. This is the first of our mini episodes, which we're calling "Small Change." Each "Small Change" episode is shorter than our typical interview-format shows and is filled with bite size chunks of nutritious info. Think of them as yummy snacks (please ignore my mixing of metaphors). In this first taste of "Small Change," host John Lanza selects his top takeaways from the first five episodes of The Art of Allowance Podcast. Please let us know what you think of "Small Change."
2019-06-2215 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 021: Navigating the Breakthrough Allowance and Raising Money-Empowered Kids with the "Dad Edge" - With Guest Larry Hagner Are you interested in changing up your tween's or teen's allowance program but worried about giving him too much money responsibility too early? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, I speak with Larry Hagner. Larry interviewed me on his popular Dad Edge Podcast last year and also invited me to speak to his dad mastermind group. In our discussions, Larry challenged me (in a good way!) about chores and about the amount of money children should receive as allowance. Our conversations ended with his adjusting his own allowance program, and he shares how those ch...
2019-06-0651 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 020: How Science Can Help Us Make Better Money and Time Decisions with Our Kids (and Ourselves) - With Guest Ashley WhillansWant to know how money impacts happiness (and how you can talk to your kids about it)? I tackle this important question in this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast with the help of my guest, Ashley Whillans. Ashley is an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School in Negotiations, Organizations and Markets. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia and was named a Rising Star of Behavioral Science. Her research, which focuses on understanding how the daily and long-term decisions that people make about time and money (in their personal...
2019-05-2449 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 019: "The Formula" for Parenting Successful Children - With Guests Ron Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson - and How Their Plan Can Help You Raise Money-Smart KidsInterested in the secret to raising high achieving kids? In this episode, I talk to Ronald Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson. They teamed up to write The Formula, a book that explores how parents raise high achieving kids. Tatsha is an award-winning journalist who left her editing job at People Magazine to begin a decade-long investigation into whether parents of very smart people were following particular patterns in raising their children. One of the first steps in her journey was to travel to Harvard University to talk with Ron, whom The New York Times called the nation's foremost authority on...
2019-05-1057 min
Money Tree InvestingFinancial Literacy For Kids: Teaching your kids to invest - interview with John LanzaHow do you bring up the concept of money with your kids? John Lanza joins us to talk about age-appropriate conversations about money, allowance, and how important it is to have your kids learn how to save up for a goal at an early age. Then the panel discusses kids and investing. For more information, visit the show notes at https://moneytreepodcast.com/241
2019-05-0352 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 018: Getting Your Kids Started with Investing and Facilitating Money-Smart Conversations with Allowance - With Guests Evan Wilson and Todd YuzurihaLooking for ways to facilitate better money-smart conversations with your family?Interested in investing with your kids but unsure of how to cultivate "the right relationship with risk?" Then be sure to check out the latest episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast. This is the first episode to feature two guests, Evan Wilson and Todd Yuzuriha. Evan is the CFO of The Official Manufacturing Company and serves as a board member and a strategic advisor for several young companies. Todd is the retired Vice President of Engineering for Logitech and a current board member of his local library and s...
2019-04-2641 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 017: The Importance of Intentionality in Raising Money-Smart Kids - With Guest Kelsa DickeyThis was a fun episode to record. Financial coach, Kelsa Dickey, is my guest and we discuss so much that I think will be valuable for you: the importance of simple conversations, even with very young kids, the power of intentionality, how to think of a budget as something liberating and not restricting, and even dealing with a family member who may be spoiling your kids. Is your interest piqued? I hope so.
2019-04-1248 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 016: Your Kids as Your Business Owners with Dave Hanley, CEO of TomorrowDave Hanley is CEO of Tomorrow, an app that helps families make long-term financial and legal decisions together for the first time, in an easy-to-use app designed to protect their futures. Dave is an incurable entrepreneur (his words) who has been involved in many successful ventures, including Shelfari — later acquired by Amazon — and Real Networks. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Dave was not only a Fulbright scholar, he was also selected to the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader program, where he remains an active participant and advisor. Dave is an adoring husband, loving father of four children, adventure traveler, and...
2019-03-2647 min
Living With MoneyJohn Lanza - The Money MammalsIn Ep. 62, Tim talks with John Lanza. John is the creator of The Money Mammals program and the author of the book The Art of Allowance. They discuss how the program gets children excited about learning money smarts at a very young age. The book outlines for parents how to address allowance with their children. They discuss the right age to begin talking to kids about money, the core building blocks of learning about money, proper ways to incentivize allowance, and much more!
2019-03-2145 min
The Personal Finance Show73 - John Lanza
John Lanza wants to help families raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives.
John is the creator of the Money Mammals and the author of The Art of Allowance.
I want to tell you everything about the Money Mammals because I like them so much, but it’s probably best that you listen to the interview and then go to Youtube and search for the Money Mammals. Describing them as puppets who are in a band and sing and play songs about money, just doesn’t feel like...
2019-03-1455 min
The Personal Finance Show73 - John Lanza
John Lanza wants to help families raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives.
John is the creator of the Money Mammals and the author of The Art of Allowance.
I want to tell you everything about the Money Mammals because I like them so much, but it’s probably best that you listen to the interview and then go to Youtube and search for the Money Mammals. Describing them as puppets who are in a band and sing and play songs about money, just doesn’t feel like...
2019-03-1400 min
Work Your Wealth PodcastTeaching Your Kids About Money with John LanzaThis week I sat down with author and Chief Mammal, John Lanza to discuss how to teach your kids about money. John is the Chief Mammal of The Money Mammals and author of the new book for parents, The Art of Allowance: A Short, Practical Guide to Raising Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids. A pioneer in youth money-smarts, John created the original Money Mammals DVD and has written three children’s picture books to help kids learn to “Share & Save & Spend Smart.” He is recognized nationally as a youth financial literacy expert and the Money Mammals have been featured in The...
2019-03-1129 min
The Practical Wealth ShowTeaching Kids About Money With John LanzaDo you want to teach your kids about money? Then this podcast is a must-listen for you. John Lanza, the chief mammal at The Money Mammals, suggests we start talking to kids about money when they're in preschool (after all, they're already being bombarded with advertising that's encouraging them to spend, spend, spend). Curtis's motto is that what you learn today and how you position yourself will determine your future financial well-being 5, 10, 20 years from today. To learn more about how to manage your wealth in a practical way, visit www.practicalwealthadvisors.com Links and Resources...
2019-03-0633 min
Your Wealth & Beyond: Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs027: How to Empower Your Kids To Be Money Smart with John LanzaShortly after John Lanza's first daughter was born, he and his wife decided that they wanted their children to be smart with money. With a background in animation, entertainment, and education, he set out to make learning about money fun. To do this, he created the Money Mammals, which teaches sharing, saving, and spending smarts to children through videos, products, and resources. To help parents put these lessons into practice, he wrote The Art of Allowance: A Short, Practical Guide to Raising Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids. Today, John joins the podcast to talk about his unique...
2019-03-0348 min
Fiscal Fitness - Money Strategies for the Fitness ObsessedEpisode 53: Allowance Expert John LanzaJohn Lanza, is on a mission to help families raise money-smart and money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. To that end, he has written The ARt of Allowance along with three other children’s picture books. John is the creator and Chief Mammal of The Money Mammals, an award-winning DVD and youth savings account program for credit unions nationwide, all built around the core Money Mammals Mantra, “we’ll share and save and spend smart too!”
John’s mission began with a simple question “How can we raise our kids to be money sm...
2019-02-151h 02
Her Dinero MattersThe Art of Allowance with John Lanza | HMM 165To give allowance or to not give allowance. And if you give allowance how exactly should you go about it? John Lanza joins us to share his thoughts and strategies on how to do allowance in a smart, strategic way. What you'll learn about in today's episode:
The main purpose of giving your child an allowance
The 3 core money skills we should be teaching our kids
The break down of the three different jars necessary when giving kids an allowance
One powerful benefit that comes from having an allowance that we aren’t doing enough of
For the comp...
2019-02-0735 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 015: The Importance of an Allowance in Opening Up a Money Conversation with Your Kids — with Guest Ashley LeBaronThis episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast features Ashley LeBaron, a researcher in Family Studies and Human Development at The University of Arizona. Her research focuses on family finance, including couple finance and financial socialization. We discuss the importance of money conversations and real-world practice with money, both of which are stimulated by an allowance.
2019-01-2547 min
Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for FamiliesWhy You Shouldn't Tie Your Kid's Allowance to Chores - with John LanzaJohn Lanza shares why parents should not pair chores and allowance together. We also review why parents should consider a larger allowance to increase their money smarts.RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Remarkable Credit UnionHow to Make Financial Education Relevant and Useful: John Lanza of MoneyMammals.comJohn Lanza, financial education expert and Chief Mammal at MoneyMammals.com, joins the podcast to talk about why financial education should start early, finding ways to make it fun and experiential, and in what sense money might actually be able to buy happiness.
2018-12-1531 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 014: What 'Doggie Donations' and Protection from Bears Taught a Moose About Family Finances — With Guest Morgan ('Moose') WrightAre you ready for "Moose"? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, I talk with Morgan ("Moose") Wright. Morgan's life enthusiasm is as infectious as his allowance program is novel. In fact, it was my previous guest, CNBC journalist Kelli Grant, who introduced me to Morgan because she had reported on his interesting approach to teaching his kids money smarts. Of course, if you're a fan of the TV show American Ninja Warrior, then you might know "Moose" as the uber-popular 43-year-old gym teacher who advanced to the 2017 Kansas City finals in his eponymous hat. I think...
2018-11-3043 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 013: Toxic Stress, Executive Function and Why Videogames Might Teach Financial Literacy Better Than Books – With Child Psychology Researcher Chuck KalishThis episode (Lucky Number 13!) of The Art of Allowance Podcast features Chuck Kalish, the Director of Science for The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). Chuck received his B.A. in Psychology from Swarthmore College and earned his doctorate in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan. Before Chuck joined the SRCD, he was a Professor in and a past Chair of the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chuck is an expert in understanding how children develop what we might consider commonsense beliefs and how kids interpret the social norms that we adults take for granted...
2018-11-161h 16
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 012: An Early Savings Habit Leads to More Money-Smart Skills - with Youth Financial Literacy Pioneer Sam RenickIn this episode, I talk to Sam Renick, the award-winning financial educator who created Sammy Rabbit to help kids get in the savings habit. Sam is a true pioneer in youth financial literacy who's has spent two decades writing, speaking and performing for kids everywhere. Sam earned the 2016 National Financial Educators Council Financial Educator of the Year and the 2015 NJ Coalition for Financial Education Lifetime Achievement Award. More importantly, Sam is a totally engaging guy who has done a lot of deep thinking about how to move the financial literacy needle forward for families everywhere and our conversation is...
2018-10-2849 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 011: Financial Education in the Schools and at Home with Jump$tart Coalition Executive Director Laura LevineIn this episode, I talk with Laura Levine. Laura is the Executive Director of the Jump$tart Coalition. We are a partner with this terrific non-profit that advocates for more financial literacy learning in the schools and aggregates resources for families and teachers on the comprehensive Jump$tart Clearinghouse. I've known Laura for some time — she's originally from SoCal where I live now — but currently lives and works in Washington DC. She's a wonderful woman who has dedicated much of her life to pursuing the financial literacy needle forward and she shares what's going on in the schools, the over...
2018-10-1258 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 010: Financial Well Being for Your Kids Based on the Current Youth Financial Literacy Research with Elizabeth Odders-WhiteIn this episode, I talk with Elizabeth Odders-White. Elizabeth is a researcher from the University of Wisconsin Madison who has recently struck out on her own to provide coaching and consulting services. She co-authored the most comprehensive youth financial literacy research review to date and she brings her incredibly thoughtful approach to our discussion. Elizabeth talks to us about financial well being, the importance of scaffolded practice and how we might change the money conversation with our kids from "we can't" to "we choose not to."
2018-09-2757 min
Financial Fun PodcastJohn Lanza- The Money MammalsJohn Lanza- Author & Chief Mammal of The Money Mammals and father of 2 Girls ages 13 & 15, talks with Financial Expert- Tammy Johnston about kids and money & how this usually taboo subject is handled in their family.
2018-09-1900 min
Retire With Purpose - The Retirement PodcastTeaching Your Kids About Money Management with John LanzaJohn Lanza and his wife asked a simple question when their first child was six months old: "How can we raise our kids to be money smart?" Trying to answer it made them realize that there were far more families trying to answer this question than just his. This led him to create The Money Mammals - financial education for children through books, apps, games, videos, and more. His new book is The Art of Allowance - a short, practical guide for parents to raise money-empowered kids who know how to save, achieve goals, make...
2018-09-171h 09
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAoA 009: A Conversation About Kids (of all ages) and Money with Personal Finance Columnist and CNBC personality Kelli GrantIn this episode, I talk to Kelli Grant, Personal Finance and Consumer Spending Reporter for CNBC. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney and Kiplinger's Personal Finance among other publications. Kelli holds a master's degree in personal financial planning from Kansas State, and a bachelor's degree in journalism and anthropology from Ithaca College. Kelli was practically bursting with practical information about how to help even young kids reduce stuff, the importance of 529s and the FAFSA — you'll have to listen if you don't know what I'm talking about — and much, much more. I th...
2018-09-1349 min
?????????????168: Allowance and Kids with John LanzaOne of the very more important skills you can teach your kids is money management. In the U.S parents give 41 billion dollars but only 53% of the parents are giving any allowance at all. John Lanza is expert of how, when and why we should be using allowance to get our kids ready for the real word. By using funny animal characters and fun tools he gets the kids excited and inspired to set goals and learn the differences between wants and needs. The Art of Allowance is Lanza's latest book guides parents on how to instill money smart skills with t...
2018-08-3039 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAoA 008: Essential Money Lessons a Financial Advisor and Dad has Taught his Kids — with Tom HenskeIn this episode, I talk to Tom Henske of Lenox Partners. Tom is a Certified Financial Planner and Financial Advisor to many wealthy clients in New York City. He also created their Money Smart Kids program. He leverages his wealth of financial knowledge as well as kids and money to teach his kids some very important lessons in financial literacy. Tom shares lots of wisdom in this episode, including interesting ways to use matching to teach your kids money values, a new bedtime ritual you may want to consider and crypto allowance (seriously). Oh, and for you soccer fans...
2018-08-0655 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 007: Financial Education Tips for Teens and Kids of All Ages from an Expert Dad – with Bill Dwight of FamZooBill Dwight is the founder of FamZoo, a "Virtual Family Bank" that integrates prepaid card accounts with family finance software to help parents and kids develop responsible money habits through hands-on experience. Bill is a father of five and he brings both his personal experience and that of the many FamZoo users to provide a plethora of great money smart teaching tips for teenagers, tweens and younger kids that you should be able to use. If you're looking for tips to bring financial literacy to your kids, this episode is your ticket.
2018-07-031h 07
The Standout Millennial Show: Entrepreneurship | Leadership | CultureSOM 033: Spending Smart is a Journey with John LanzaIn this episode, Seth and Nathaniel interview John Lanza, who is on a mission to help families raise money-smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. We discuss the idea of delayed gratification, spending smart, and having control of your money not the other way around.
2018-07-0332 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 006: An Award Winning Financial Educator on the Importance of Starting the Money Conversation and Creating "The Family Jar" – with guest Tabatha ThurmanTabatha Thurman is an award winning financial literacy educator who has taught money smarts to tens of thousands of Oklahomans. She is also a mom to a four-year-old who, as you might imagine, is being taught money smarts from a very young age. Tabatha and I both believe that starting a conversation is one of the most important aspects to financial literacy so it's only fitting that I would have her on the podcast to chat. Tabatha gives us an assessment of the state of financial literacy from the front lines, talks about how she's started an allowance for...
2018-06-1358 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 005: Learn the Importance of Balance to Help Your Allowance Program Grow with Your Child into Her Teen Years – with guest AtsukoAtsuko, a mom, emailed me recently to say that her now 16-year-old daughter had started learning money smarts with The Money Mammals back in our program first game out. Her testimonial is here. Of course, I had to have her on the podcast. I think you'll enjoy our interesting and wide ranging conversation, including her use of the "balance" as a guiding force (for you Jedi warriors out there) in raising a money-smart child who is clearly on the path to money empowerment.
2018-05-1543 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 004: How a $100 Per Month Allowance for your Tween or Teenager Can Save a Parent Money - The Art of Allowance Podcast - with guest Melissa DisharoonThough her husband and sister were skeptical of the large amount, Melissa took the leap to a much larger Breakthrough Allowance for her three teenagers. She soon discovered that she was saving money with the new approach.
2018-04-111h 06
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyA0A 003: How a Financial Educator Plans to Teach His Young Son to Become Money-Smart - The Art of Allowance Podcast - with guest Jeremy CybulskiJeremy Cybulski is a Credit Union Developmental Educator (CUDE) who has presented financial literacy to thousands of kids. He is also now a dad to a 4-year-old and we discuss the main money issues he often sees and how he plans to help his son grow up money-smart and money-empowered.
2018-04-101h 07
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyA0A 002: A Mom Discovers an Allowance System that Finally Works - The Art of Allowance Podcast - with guest Sondi SepanukSondi Sepanuk is a friend and mom who was frustrated by allowance programs that didn't work for her family until we discussed a different approach that immediately made sense to her. We discuss what didn't work before, what's working now and why.
2018-04-051h 02
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 001: What to Expect from The Art of Allowance Podcast - A Short Primer - The Art of Allowance Podcast - with host John LanzaIn this short primer episode, John goes over some helpful information for new listeners of the podcast to help clarify key concepts and ideas that will make the conversations to come more useful.
2018-03-2505 min