How Much Pocket Money Should I Give?
Unsure of how much money to give your children? Here’s how NatWest Rooster Money families do it…
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Introducing #RoosterFirsts
Celebrate those special ‘first’ milestones with RoosterMoney?? We’ve put together a series of challenges & prizes to cheer parents & kids on through those all important firsts.
The ultimate parents’ guide to digital game currencies
A parents’ guide to digital games currency, including guides to Roblox and Robux, Fortnite and V-bucks, and Minecraft and Minecoins, from Rooster Money
Giving Something Up and Money
Lent starts this week, and we’re starting to think about how giving something up teaches kids about money, from the merits of delayed gratification to the added spending power saving brings
Fun ways for teaching your kids to save money
Having trouble teaching kids to save money? Try these tips, for preschoolers right up to teenagers, courtesy of the kids money app, Rooster Money
#18 Needs & Wants List
Stay at home challenge – Needs & Wants List. Understanding the difference between needs and wants is key to good decision making in all aspects of life, not just money.
#17 Find the best energy deals
Stay at home challenge – Find the best energy deals. Challenge your kids to find a better deal on your gas or electricity bills by turning them into your in-house savings expert.
Choose a cause
Stay at home challenge – Choose a cause. Discuss some potential causes your child could support, and encourage them to choose one that matches their interests and matters to them.
#15 Spot the best savings account
Stay at home challenge – Spot the best savings account. Get them checking comparison tables of children’s savings accounts, and find an account paying the highest interest.
#14 Set up shop
Stay at home challenge – Set up shop. Playing shop is a great activity for the imagination as well as practicing some mental arithmetic.
#20 Future me
Stay at home challenge – Future me. This challenge is about having fun with all the possibilities ahead of you.
#13 Fridge Raiders
Stay at home challenge – Fridge Raiders. A simple game about a simple but important money concept – Needs vs Wants.