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Topic : Money management for youngsters
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Started by : Leena Khade, Banc Assurance, Deutsche Bank   05 11 2010 11:28:56 +0000
Industry : BankingFunctional Area : India(Markets)
Activity:  120 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

There is no dearth of temptations to give in to for youngsters today. Add to this, the easy availability of credit by the way of add-on credit cards provided by their parents makes resisting such temptations even more difficult.  But being conservative while spending and shunning all comforts are practically impossible.


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Therefore, it is imperative to strike a balance between splurging beyond your means and being miserly while spending on basic necessities. And youngsters lately don't understand the importance of it and splurge as they wish, as they don't know what it takes to earn the money that they are spending. These days a kids allowance will be more than some people what they earn in a month.  So, how can we teach youngsters about Money management?

 
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1 Teaching them how to devise a budget plan
2 Give them a Big picture
3 Let the youth play the real time game of share trading with their own pocket money
4 Financial Planning- A Practical Aspect
5 Introduce them to a Bank A/c .. learn savings
6 RICH DAD POOR DAD
7 ask them to run a budget of home for 1 month
8 Let them realise the value for money...

Teaching them how to devise a budget plan

idea posted by Leena Khade Banc Assurance, Deutsche Bank

Often, youngsters complain that no matter how hard they try, the allowance they get from their parents always proves inadequate at the end of the month.  To avoid such a scenario, it is advisable to start talk to them and help in planning their expenses at the beginning of the month and not when they are half-way through spending their allowance

Instead of playing catch-up at the end of the month, one could earmark the money they receive for various activities they are likely to undertake in the course of the month.  Here, parents could chip in and help set goals for the month and work towards achieving them.

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by puneet , Manager Admin  | 05 23 2010 14:50:28 +0000

good suggestion

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Give them a Big picture

idea posted by Sharad Kiyal Financial Planning Advisor, Aviva Life Insurance

Youngsters are getting huge money and their sources are parents, bank credit cards, etc. They are spending as they are of no importance to them as inflow of cash is seems to be very easy to them.

Now one should be given big picture that if they cut down there unnecessary expense how much they can have in their future to spent. Like if an individual save Rs.3000 from their pocket money and start a SIP from it into a equity mutual fund generally yielding 14% rate of return annually they can have Rs.217926 after three years, by this money they can have a foreign tour, a new car, plots for other investment, etc. If they could realize that just by cutting their unnecessary expenditure they can have such a big corpus they will surely try to improve there savings and cut down unnecessary expenditure.

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by Abhishek Gupta, Director , Skills Factory  | 05 26 2010 11:10:50 +0000

good idea

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Let the youth play the real time game of share trading with their own pocket money

idea posted by pravin kumar PG Diploma in Mgt. student, SSIM

Young generation is now well equipped to understand the significance of money and its usage along with earning. I think people should help their children invest in share market and trade in various domains. It will not only increase their awareness towards companies and market, but also will make them the ballgame of investment and returns. This is how they will be more keen on investing and managing money.

Caution: Keep an eye that your child is not too much engrossed in trading that it hampers studies or other important focus areas.

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Financial Planning- A Practical Aspect

idea posted by Vipin Bhasin Private Equity/Hedge Fund/VC-Manager, Indian Investment Co.

If you can try to teach present generation of youngsters in old manner then they wont show interest because they already studying from their teachers n all. We can try for a financial layout of their own style without any changes at-least for a month or two. After that we will conclude the fact that at which place they are wrong. It will also enhance the creative power of youngsters  & they also enjoy the practical aspect of financial planning...

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Introduce them to a Bank A/c .. learn savings

idea posted by ASOKE KUSARI Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India

Firstly, the older generation appreciate the habit of savings and thrift themselves.

Now, we may encourage our youngs to have a Bank A/c in very early stage and keep whatever surplus in the Bank.

Most Banks allow students to open a/c from the age of twelve. Youngs will be surprised to grow their money when interest will be added in the balance.

Jargons like Financial Planning, Financial Budgeting etc. may not be understandable to them.

 

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I aapreciate your idea and surely it will go a very long way in helping them to save.Sharma

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RICH DAD POOR DAD

idea posted by Parmar Rahul R. Real Estate Consultant, Czar Realty Solutions

Dear madem,

pls. read book by Authore Robert Kiyosaki.

Regards,

Rahul Parmar

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Truly if an individual reads the book Rich dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, s/he will never face a financial crisis. His whole series is really a very good idea about money which no individual till today has taught to mankind.

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ask them to run a budget of home for 1 month

idea posted by Abhishek Gupta Director , Skills Factory

give them a money to run a home for a month

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Let them realise the value for money...

idea posted by Rajesh Jain Pharmaceuticals Mfg.
Availability of free money to spend will never give chance to realise the importance of it, let youngstar earn hard money and rest they will learn automatically....
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