The differences between baby boomers and millennials are evident, but the amount donated at the end of the week or of the month remains a cornerstone in the relationship between parents and children, essential for maintaining peace in the home. Very useful advice comes from the editorial initiative “Perfect pocket money” : three inserts offered with the combined sale on newsstands of the Unione Sarda and the Sole 24 Ore starting tomorrow , Saturday 5 August (and then on 12 and 19 August ). We begin with "Money on vacation", followed by "Learning to save" and finally "Talking about money with your children".
«The inserts - explains Mauro Meazza, editor-in-chief of Il Sole 24 Ore , - take up the contents of a successful volume written by Emanuela Rinaldi , professor of Sociology of cultural and communicative processes at the Bicocca University of Milan, who deals with a theme very important - financial education in the family. Something small that leads to something big: from pocket money to savings, from grandparents' tip to investment choices. But, and this is the most fascinating part, speaking in a simple way, bringing examples, advice, addresses, reading opportunities».
Savings education. The ideal path would be that of sobriety. A balance line that could constitute an educational stimulus for teenagers who must learn to use money correctly and the logic of saving. But it is not easy. «The amount of pocket money - clarifies the editor-in-chief of Il Sole del 24 Ore - obviously depends on the financial resources of the family unit and on the message one wants to convey to the very young. One way is this: trusting our children, full autonomy and a card with 500 euros to top up in case of need. Can this be okay? I would say no. Emanuela Rinaldi warns that other people's money, not earned, is the most easily spent. It applies to everyone and especially to the children who, when they have their father's and mother's purses at their disposal, think it is a bottomless pit».
Here is the meaning of the three inserts on newsstands with L'Unione Sarda and Il Sole 24 Ore: «The point is to be able to transfer some fundamental notions. It's not about learning compound interest. And it's not so important to explain compound interest to a child. You have to be able to develop a peaceful relationship with money . But there is a critical point that also emerges from these inserts: it is we parents who do not have a serene relationship with money». But that's another problem. Tomorrow, therefore, on newsstands with L'Unione Sarda and Il Sole 24 Ore, the first insert "Money on vacation".