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	<title>Teaching Kids Dollars &#38; Sense</title>
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	<description>Doing more than just "winging" it</description>
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		<title>Generation Broke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting Business Week interview of Neale Godfrey. Neale is a renowned expert on children and family finance and has written several books on the subject.

In this interview, she discusses raising money-smart kids and &#8220;Generation Broke&#8221; (you guessed it &#8211; our current generation!). 
We like Neale, both professionally and personally  &#8211; I wonder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More about using Active Allowance in school</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Dan Gasteazoro,  a Grade 4 teacher at Glacier Hills Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been using Active Allowance in his classroom for the past two years. I asked him whether he found it useful in teaching his kids about financial literacy. Here are his comments:

I am incorporating your site to instill Financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball Hero</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great story most Mums and Dads can really appreciate.

Have your kleenex ready  


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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most mothers, &#8220;it&#8217;s just what they do&#8221;!


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		<title>The Mom Song &#8211; Kids&#8217; rebuttal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoyed the Mom Song, here&#8217;s an entertaining response by Vanessa Van Petten, an enterprising 23 year old who has already:
written a book on parenting from a teen&#8217;s perspective (&#8220;You&#8217;re Grounded&#8220;).
Created the On Youth and Teens Today web site, a parenting guide for parents from a teen&#8217;s perspective. She&#8217;s also recruited many teens to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Financial Crisis, as Explained to My Fourteen-Year-Old Sister</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link you may want to send to your teen: The Financial Crisis, as Explained to My Fourteen-Year-Old Sister
You’re fourteen and have no source of income. What would convince me to lend you money if I’m not sure you can pay it back?
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		<title>A teacher&#8217;s use of Active Allowance in School</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie &#38; Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Dan Gasteazoro is an Active Allowance member. Dan is also a Grade 4 teacher at Glacier Hills Elementary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

 And wow&#8230;.what a creative teacher! Not only does Dan use the site for his family — he also figured out a novel way to use Active Allowance for his grade 4 class. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chore Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/chore-tips/67/</link>
		<comments>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/chore-tips/67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a good article today in Today&#8217;s Parent magazine called Task Force: Chores. It&#8217;s a useful reminder that &#8220;doing chores&#8221; starting at a young age isn&#8217;t just about getting chores done&#8230;..it&#8217;s about developing your children&#8217;s sense of responsibility and contribution that will help them become successful adults. Well worth a brief read.]]></description>
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		<title>If only he could roll back the clock</title>
		<link>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/if-only-he-could-roll-back-the-clock/66/</link>
		<comments>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/if-only-he-could-roll-back-the-clock/66/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 21:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so nice to unexpectedly find unsolicited praise during some aimless browsing  

I just came across Dave Mauder&#8217;s blog entry where he talks about his headstrong 19 year old daughter. She was moving out that day, following a long history of financial irresponsibility and non-contribution to the family. It&#8217;s a difficult situation for any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debit Cards for Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/debit-cards-for-teens/64/</link>
		<comments>http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/debit-cards-for-teens/64/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 22:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I wish we had done this ages ago!

 We took advantage several weeks ago of a free service from our bank (TD). We created child bank accounts for each of our teens (14 and 17) and gave them debit cards to access them.

Now, when they want money from their virtual family bank account at Active [...]]]></description>
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