by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 7, 2016 | financial management
How do you teach kids about money–so that they understand what life actually costs? Those of us who are blessed to be parents need to remember that we’re not raising children; we’re raising future adults. And one of the biggest ways that adults get...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 7, 2010 | Parenting, teenagers
My youngest just turned 13, and in our house that means you get a clothing allowance! Why? Because I believe strongly that one of the most important lessons we can give kids is how to handle money and budget accordingly. When kids are given money that they are...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 28, 2009 | financial management, Parenting
I feel like part of a parents’ job is to plan for poverty. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Yet most of us hope that our children will surpass us–that they will be more successful, more leisured, more content. While the more content part...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 27, 2009 | financial management
Every Friday my Reality Check column appears in several newspapers. Here’s today’s, which is based on a blog post from last weekend. I’m Canadian, so it’s from that point of view, but maybe it will encourage some of you Americans, who are...
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.
