When he turned ten we wanted a special occasion to mark his coming of age as he entered “double figures”. We talked about all sorts of experiences he could enjoy, being careful not to push too hard in the direction of parachuting or bunjy jumping. His first choice was swimming with the dolphins. “Safe choice” I thought and we made the arrangements. But something happened and the dolphin had to cancel – that’s right, the dolphin died – so, no swimming anymore.

One of the experiences I love with my kids is to stretch their imagination. When Grace was just three years old I started to get down on my knees and look her in the eyes and use the words “imagine if you could…” And her reaction was priceless.

Yesterday’s blog was designed to encourage you not to be a Financial Clown.  If you are in the position where you are juggling you bills and financial commitments, then you’d better check the end of your nose.  If you are not sporting a big read ball on the end of it, then I’d like to [...]

We all have a picture of the clown at the circus; in their red polkadot suit, shoes flapping like the wings of an albatross, and juggling everything from tennis balls to flaming balls.
Take a moment for me and stop what you are doing.  Look down at the end of your nose.  Do you see a [...]

I have been asked to contribute to a new book focused on the question “Should Kids Be Given Pocket Money?”
Here is the start of my chapter as a taste.  Watch out for more soon.
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I remember a very scary day in my life as a parent.  No, my son was not abducted.  And no, my daughter [...]

I’m going to use an analogy to share this concept, and it might initially seem a little bit “out there”, but hang in with me.
When I was a little fella I used to get myself in trouble, a lot of trouble.  Maybe it was my big mouth and maybe it was my attitude, but I [...]

When it comes to teaching people about the power of money, therer’s a danger that the vision of loads of money can take over, greed can kick and, and suddenly we find ourselves holding on tighter to our money.  The truth about money is that the tighter you hold on to it, the less you [...]

“Why the f*&^ would you be telling me to give my hard earned money away?!” 
I could tell this guy was pretty upset and it was all I could do to restrain myself from responding to match his inappropriate way of expressing himself.
So here I am running a seminar, the room is filled with people hungry to learn [...]

Today some brief musings on kids and money… and yes I do not want you to deny it - your kids need money!  Here’s a thought, if you’re a kid reading this why don’t you put this post in from of your Mum or Dad?!!
Mum and Dad pay attention.  If you ignore your kids education [...]