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Education costs

October 30th, 2018

Do you have children? Well even if you don’t have children of your own I am sure that you are aware that there are several costs associated with raising children. You might think of the obvious cost of food, clothing and any medical attention that they might need but one of the major challenges that [...]

Children and budget planning- a good mix!

October 21st, 2018

I am sure that you have seen children shopping with their parents and begging them to buy items. Often the parents react with either mild or severe annoyance to their child’s request. Parents often give very little explanation to their children but the message that the child hears is that there is no money to [...]

Start early – How to get children to become better consumers!

July 1st, 2018

I remember getting a piggy bank when I was younger. This piggy bank provided me with the means by which to save money that I could buy special treats. Sometimes the simplest task of buying a Popsicle or an ice cream cone with my own money made me feel as if I was mature. What [...]

What’s really in your bag juice?

April 11th, 2018

If you are a Jamaican then more than likely you have memories of buying either ‘suck-suck’ or ‘bag juice’ from a school vendor at some point in your life. These frozen or semi frozen beverages were usually cheap and easily made so they were quite popular among school age children. The flavours were not commonly [...]

Saving Money in the Summer! (Part 1)

July 29th, 2017

During the summer a lot of bills seem to pile up. The children are not in school so parents have saved on lunch money and bus fare. However there is still a lot of unwanted expense. For one thing the summer programmes available for children can cost up to $18000 depending on the child’s age [...]

Children can learn how to manage money!

May 4th, 2017

Children like shopping for new things just as much as adults do but there is a big difference. Children usually get their money from their parents or relatives while adults have to earn their money. This is an obvious difference as the value of a dollar is not easily explained to a five year old [...]

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