Having a recent birthday, Danyella has wanted to spend every penny that she was given on anything and everything. She is the same way with any allowance we give her for doing her chores. Watching Danyella react to money this way to money was concerning because she needs to learn to save money along with spending her money in a smart way.
I am all for kids spending their money on something special that they want. Like, Danyella wants a bow of her own for archery plus new dance leotards. I am willing to help pay for things that she needs but when she wants something then she needs to learn to either earn the item or earn the money to purchase the item.
For years, I have seen the money challenges for adults. Usually saving $1 or $5 at week 1 and doubling that amount every week. That is too much for Danyella and she would get frustrated and give up. She has a new fascination with coins and would rather be given coins than bills.
This is why I came up with a Nickel challenge for Kids. A nickel increase a week is reasonable for a kid. Plus, a coin is so much more fun for a kid especially when they hear the clink of the coin going into the jar. The fun things is that you can start this anytime of the year. I did break it down for 52 weeks but left spaces to keep going. By the end of 52, a child will save $68.90! To Danyella, that is like a million dollars!
I purchased a $3 clear jar with a lid from Target (LOVE LOVE LOVE Target’s dollar section!) so that Danyella can see her savings grow. The jar will be kept on our Dining Room hutch so that she won’t be touching and taking any of the money out without our permission and knowledge. My goal is to let her save this money to use for spending money on our next vacation because then she can buy what she wants within her budget.
To print the downloadable PDF click this link: Kid’s Nickel Weekly Savings PDF
What a cute idea to teach kids money management!
Such a great idea. Great lesson for the kids!
Saving this. This is great stuff. My son is young right now but will definitely try this in future.
That’s such a good idea to encourage children to save… My daughter is terrible at saving unless it’s for something she REALLY wants!
this is awesome! already start a frugal lifestyle since young age. I highly recommend it too.
What a lovely idea! We dont have nickels here but we do have pennies and maybe that’s the same thing? It’s great to encourage children to save!
this is so important! the earlier the training the better! very good on u for being creative and fun as well!
I think this is such an important lesson to teach kids. I honestly wish I was taught money management at a young age.
This is a great lesson for the kids! Money management will definitely come in handy.
xo, Sondra
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That’s such a great idea!. I am not a kid anymore but I need i’d defo could use that saving chart as I have not been really good lately!
I super agree with this idea! Its best to teach kids how to save money at an early age.
What a great way to get kids into the idea of saving money, and how easy it can be! I’ll have to do this with my kids.
Great idea and simple too! Nice idea to help the little ones understand the value of money a bit more!
This is such a great idea! I’m trying to teach my kids about savings and I bet they would love to try this.
This is such a great savings chart for kids! It helps them understand how to value money for sure!
I think it is good to teach children how to save! Definitely because every penny and nickel counts!
Wow! This is really helpful to train kids in saving before they get something. I remembered when I was young our mom doesn’t give us money so to get something we have do show an A in our report cards.
Managing money and saving it is such an underrated life skill and so few parents teach it to their kids. It should be taught at school in my opinion, Danyelle is lucky enough to have a parent that cares. It’s amazing you’re doing this.
My older teen grandkids are some serious savers. My 15 yo grandson had his first truck when he was fixing to turn 14. He’s 15 and is working all summer long in a hot building but he seems to love it and he loves making money to put away. I’ve been trying to help Abby in that area and maybe this printable will work because nothing else is working lol. She’ll get up to $500 then find something she wants and that’s the end of that. She’s only 10 though so there’s plenty of time to work with her.