AOA 064: Empowering Financially Independent Teens: A Parent's Journey - With Guest Samantha Paxson (And Guest Co-host Robin Taub)
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Release Date: 10/16/2023
AOA 077: Encouraging Empathy in Financial Education - With Courtney Fulmer
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
During 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...
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AOA 076 How Digital Literacy Protects Our Kids — with Diana Graber
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
In 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...
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AOA 075: Three Dads Talk Raising Money-Smart Kids (with Jon Acuff & Joe Saul-Sehy)
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
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...
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AOA 074: Meaningful Media Literacy Conversations with Erin McNeill
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Host 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...
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AOA 073: The Family Share Jar - Giving Together with Andy Hill
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Host 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...
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AOA 072: Evan Wilson on Teaching Our Kids to Invest
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Returning 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...
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AOA 071: Researcher Ashley LeBaron-Black on the Importance of Experience, Modeling and Open Conversation in Raising Money-Smart Kids
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Guest 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...
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AOA 070: Colin Ryan on Money Psychology, Emotion and Humor
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Guest 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...
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AOA 069: Joe Saul-Sehy's Journey from "Money Disaster" to Raising Money Smart Kids
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Self-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...
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AOA 068: Building Wealth Wisdom: Vince Shorb on Youth Financial Education
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Host 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...
info_outlineAs 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 is trying to raise her 11yo son, Finn, to be money-smart. I heard Sam talk about her son's burgeoning interest in investing (yes, at age 11!) when she was on stage at the CU Relevant conference, at which we were both speaking. I immediately thought you'd enjoy it if we turned the tables and let my guest ask me questions. Like we did in episode 59 with Kelly Mindell, Sam Paxson comes today with bunch of questions that will be relevant to parents of tweens and teens who are on their own money-smart journeys. And once again, I've invited my former guest and fellow money-smart movement co-conspirator Robin Taub, a youth money-expert in her own right, to join me as a co-host.
Samantha Paxson is Chief Experience Officer for Co-op Solutions. She is the architect of the company’s enterprise change management, go-to-market and experience strategy. An accomplished speaker and thought leader, Paxson founded Co-op THINK, an innovation content platform empowering the evolution of mission-driven financial services. Over her 20-year career, Paxson’s focus has been on the intersection of technology, purpose and experience. Paxson is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Journalism and Social Sciences, and holds an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business. She is also a board leader at USC Credit Union. In short, Sam knows the financial industry.
My co-host today is Robin Taub, a CPA, keynote speaker and bestselling author. Her latest award-winning book, The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-Smart for Life, gives parents the information, strategies and inspiration they need to teach their kids about money. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with High Distinction) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Robin puts her money where her mouth is and has two (mostly) money-smart young adults, a son and a daughter.