6 Traits of a Well-Tuned Allowance

Do allowances spoil kids?

No, parents do. Allowances are just the misused vehicle of choice.

Applied correctly, allowances don’t spoil. They teach kids to be responsible and thoughtful with money.

If you’re seeing otherwise, your allowance approach needs a tune-up.

A well-tuned allowance:

Teach Kids How to Sniff Out Card Phishing Scams

Have you coached your kids to be on the lookout for sketchy calls, text messages, emails, and sites?

Unfortunately, advanced AI technologies are escalating the frequency and sophistication of phishing attacks. Your kid’s cards are in the crosshairs.

This classic example of a phishing text landed on my phone just the other day:

4 Ways To Deliver A Spot Bonus

Have you ever received a spot bonus at work?

Boy, does that feel awesome to get some bottom line recognition for a job well done!

No doubt, your kid would love that feeling too.

In fact, I see spot bonus transactions all the time on FamZoo cards.

Check out this sampling of spot bonus reasons pulled from anonymous transaction data: