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Earn It, Learn It: Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work, and Time Well Spent (Earn My Keep Allowance Program) [Paperback]

Alisa Weinstein
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January 1, 2011 1 and up Earn My Keep Allowance Program

What Experts Say:

"A clever and fun way to teach your kids the true value of money." -Jen Singer, author of You're a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren't So Bad, Either)

"Great concept, great lessons, and every family can implement these ideas." -Lori Mackey, founder of Prosperity4Kids.com

"The Earn My Keep philosophy is so creative and innovative and I love the message it promotes: that hard work and money earned have value-a notion that seems to have lost its strength for our youth over the past couple decades." -Allison K. Chase, PhD, clinical psychologist specializing in children, adolescents, and families

"Addresses the sense of entitlement that so many of today's children have by instilling a sense of responsibility for their own wealth and career choices through creative play." -Susan Heim, coauthor/editor, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

The easy-to-do twist on traditional allowance that's wowing parents across the country!

The program featured in Earn It, Learn It is the only one that lets kids ages four through twelve earn by doing "real" jobs. Your child will learn from folks like a:

  • Toy Designer from Crayola
  • Curator from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Zoologist from the Saint Louis Zoo

Teach your kid the difference between making the bed as a member of the family and earning a living in the real world. Expose your child to art, manners, math, and more. And build a foundation for a lifelong love of learning and fiscal independence.

All while having fun!


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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The author, a mother of two with a background in marketing, has devised a creative system for helping children understand the value of money while learning about careers. Maintaining that many kids assume that money grows on trees, with "gimme" as a mainstay in their vocabularies, Weinstein presents an alternative allowance program. Children four to 12 select from 50 careers and parents guide them as they choose from more than 950 activities, ranging from "shadowing" a professional archeologist to learning how to analyze products like a UX researcher. In return for completing their career assignments, children get financial compensation (the author leaves the exact amount in the hands of the parent) from parents. Children still complete household duties such as making their beds, but the allowance comes from the "Earn My Keep" tasks only. While the book is a treasure trove of innovative and imaginative activities, readers may wonder how busy kids will find time to add to their already packed schedules. Weinstein asserts, however, that many of the tasks (which are icon-coded by type, from simple to complex) can be managed in small amounts of time. Skeptical readers may also wish that examples of families that have successfully used the system had been interwoven. (Jan.)
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""Weinstein founded Earn My Keep, a simple program to teach kids ages four to 12 how to turn their allowance into money-making jobs based on real careers instead of simply taking out the garbage. Kids choose from various careers and are allowed to select their own tasks and deadlines (suggestions provided). When they complete the work, it's payday! All careers have three levels, accommodating the youngest earners up to older children, as well as symbols indicating the topics or skills involved (art, math, manners, money management, etc.). An exciting concept back by research that isn't as home schoolish as it sounds; I'm trying it with my own kids." - School Library Journal, starred review" - Library Journal

"What I like most about Earn It, Learn It is that it is a learning experience that is going to teach values necessary for our children to become productive adults... I think this is a wonderful concept that is much needed for today's youth and I have been utilizing many of the activities as part of our home school curriculum. My kids have enjoyed the age appropriate activities that we have selected though I did not financially compensate them (I am waiting until they are older)." - Simply Stacie

"Love it! And surely moms can relate to the "gimme this...gimme that" syndrome...." - The MomTini Lounge

"The book is packed with great tools to teach your child about the value of money and the value to be responsible of money" - Dad of Divas' Reviews

Product Details

  • Age Range: 1 and up
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks (January 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402242077
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402242076
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST allowance book out there!! January 2, 2011
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Earn it, Learn it is a MUST HAVE for anyone with children in the 4-12 yr old range. It is JAM packed with fun, easy tools to teach your child valuable information regarding fiscal responsibility through exposure to real world professions. The author's writing style is super easy to follow, funny, and is completely understanding of the challenges of raising kids in the busy world we live in. The layout of the book is perfect - very reader friendly and you can bounce around the book however you prefer. The author clearly did tons of research which I am so grateful for. This book is going to get tons of use in my household for years to come!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars my kids LOVE it! May 2, 2011
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I recently started researching different ways to teach my kids about the value of money and responsibility around the house and I'm so happy I found this book. Not only does the program lay out the tasks for my kids to accomplish, but it also removes the necessity for me to be creative when I get home after a long day at the office. The best part (which I didn't expect) is my kids enthusiasm to learn about new and different careers! I would highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Earn It, Learn It February 22, 2011
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Very clever and well thought out. My granddaughter is enjoying learning about the various careers and practicing money management at the same time!
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