Month: April 2025
Building Financial Confidence in Kids (Ep. 4)

Building Financial Confidence in Kids (Ep. 4)

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Money is more than numbers—it’s about confidence, values, and lifelong habits.

How do we prepare kids to make thoughtful financial choices? How can families approach money conversations in a way that builds independence and resilience?

In this episode, Joline Godfrey shares her journey in financial education, explaining how her developmental approach helps children understand wealth beyond just money. She introduces her program, Bounce 10, and discusses how parents, grandparents, and educators can equip kids with essential financial skills.

Joline discusses: 

  • How her background in social work shaped her approach to financial education for children
  • The challenges families face when introducing financial literacy at an early age
  • Why financial education should focus on intellectual, social, and human capital—not just money
  • The role of grandparents in shaping financial habits and values in younger generations
  • How Bounce 10 uses storytelling, play, and community support to teach financial skills
  • And more!

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Empowering Families: The Stages of Financial Education (Ep. 3)

Empowering Families: The Stages of Financial Education (Ep. 3)

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Unlock your family’s financial potential! 

Discover how to transform everyday moments into powerful lessons in financial literacy. Are you making the most of your child’s learning potential?

In this episode, Joline Godfrey and Amber Slattery discuss the different stages of financial education, emphasizing that it’s a lifelong process. 

They highlight the importance of financial parenting and integrating financial lessons with a family’s values. The discussion also covers how to effectively teach children about money at different ages.

Joline and Amber:

  • How financial education should be tailored to developmental stages, not just chronological age
  • The concept of financial parenting, highlighting the importance of parents being mindful of the habits and values they pass on to their children
  • The significance of starting financial education early, even as young as 18 months, and using “teachable moments” to instill financial language and values
  • The need for consistency in financial messaging from parents and the impact of these messages on children as they grow
  • That financial capability includes intellectual, social, and human capital, in addition to money
  • And more!

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