The Art of Allowance Podcast is hosted by John Lanza, the author of "The Art of Allowance: A Short, Practical Guide to Raising Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids." John is also the Chief Mammal and Creator of The Money Mammals, the award-winning DVD and picture book series that helps get kids excite… read more
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Self-professed "money disaster" Joe Saul-Sehy shares his experiences with and insights on raising money-smart kids with host John Lanza. Joe recounts …
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Kevin Kelly's approaches to finances are sure to be conversation starters. Kevin is the Senior Maverick at Wired, an award-winning magazine he …
How can parents encourage their kids to harness the power of patience on the money-smart journey? My latest Art of Allowance Podcast guest, Will Rainey, offers parents strategies for teaching investing and saving. Will …
My latest podcast guest, Megan McCoy, offers strategies for partners to address their differences and realign their intentions on a money-smart …
As your tweens start to get curious about money, are you wondering how to have conversations about what it means, what it’s worth, and what it can do for them?
In this special episode, I speak with Samantha Paxson. Sam …
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Chelsea Brennan, founder of Smart Money Mamas, is …
Do you feel overwhelmed by the financial burden that comes with sending your kids to college?
Ann Garcia has helped thousands of families -- …
How can you and your kids overcome emotional ties to learn to use money as a tool?
Self-proclaimed “financial cheerleader” Veronica Dangerfield …
How can parents ensure the money conversations they have with their kids actually matter?
Guest Tom Henske offers several strategies during his second appearance on The Art of Allowance Podcast. A leader in the …
How 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 …
Just what does the phrase "The Art of Allowance" really mean?
Welcome to another Art of Allowance Podcast short! I've been seeing and hearing a lot of opinions about why an allowance is good or bad out there on the …
Just what is the metaverse? And how can parents and financial institutions take advantage of it?
Brett Wooden joins The Art of Allowance Podcast to answer these all-important questions from the tech realm. Brett is …
How can developing an investor mindset in your children prepare them for financial success?
Jedidiah Collins, my latest Art of Allowance Podcast …
How can you help your kids' wealth grow not only monetarily but also practically?
James Robert Lay offers a framework through his concept of "non-monetary deposits." James Robert is one of the world’s leading digital …
Are you worried about the quality of your family's money-smart journey?
My latest Art of Allowance Podcast guest, Jessica Willis, is here to push you past your perfectionism paralysis! Jessica founded and currently …
How do you ensure your kids are "ready for launch" and have some financial "skin in the game?"
Let this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, featuring financial literacy advocate Bobbi Rebell, serve as your …
Today’s episode is …
How can you cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit in your children?
Kirk Drake offers tips and tricks for your kids' budding businesses during his …
Just how do you navigate an allowance system that is both digital and physical?
Kennedy Reynolds will show you the way! Kennedy is the Chief Content …
How 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 …
Do 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 …
What 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 …
What is the key to teaching money smarts in credit unions, families and schools?
According to Courtney Moran, the answer is consistency. Courtney …
What 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 …
What 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 …
How are our financial behaviors influenced by past generations, and what can we do to acknowledge our own money issues to become better financial …
What are the criteria families should follow during the college search process?
Author and journalist Ron Lieber outlines three key points and frames …
How 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 …
Does 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 …
Is it possible to protect our kids from rampant consumerism in a social media age? Josh Golin, now Executive Director of the Campaign for a …
Just 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: …
Ashley Whillans is my first returning guest! Ashley is a self-described "time nerd" and an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School in …
You'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 …
Is 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 …
In 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 …
Are 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 …
Are 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 …
Wondering about the effectiveness of personal finance education in the classroom? Did you know that there is good and bad student debt? My recent …
Do 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 …
The 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 …
Do 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 …
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 …
Unsure 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 …
Looking for ways to help your children combat the pervasive notion of materialism? In this episode of The Art of Allowance Podcast, I have a …
Feeling perplexed by all the higher education financing options available to both you and your child? My recent Art of Allowance Podcast guest, David …
In 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 …
Curious 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 …
Here’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 …
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 …
Want 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 …
Interested 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 …
Looking for ways to facilitate better money-smart conversations with your family?Interested in investing with your kids but unsure of how to …
This 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 …
Dave 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 …
This 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 …
Are 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 …
This episode (Lucky Number 13!) of The Art of Allowance Podcast features Chuck Kalish, the Director of Science for The Society for Research in Child …
In 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 …
In 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 …
In this episode, I talk with Elizabeth Odders-White. Elizabeth is a researcher from the University of Wisconsin Madison who has recently struck out …
In 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 …
In 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 …
Bill 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. …
Tabatha 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 …
Atsuko, 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 …
Though 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 …
Jeremy 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 …
Sondi 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, …
In this short primer episode, John goes over some helpful information for new listeners of the podcast to help clarify key concepts and ideas that …
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