Clark Smart Parents, Clark Smart Kids: Teaching Kids of Every Age the Value of Money

by Clark Howard and Mark Meltzer

From the bestselling author of Get Clark Smart comes this valuable new resource, enabling parents to pass 'Clark Smart' skills for saving and spending wisely on to kids of every age Clark Howard--bestselling author, money-saving expert, and host of the popular syndicated radio program The Clark Howard Show--is back with more of his winning financial wisdom, this time aimed at helping parents teach kids real-world financial skills...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786887796
• ISBN13: 9780786887798
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

a good place to start

Broad overview of many of the choices that impact finances. Suggests an allowance plan, recommends matching child's savings (p26). Discusses saving for retirement vs. college (48). Teaches separating income into spending, short term, long term, and giving (54). Includes worksheets for kids of all ages about understanding what things cost, when to get a job, what kind of a car to get, living on your own expenses, and investing. Extensive list of internet resources.

Clark smart kids

This book is good for a variety of reasons, some things are no-brainers but then I understand there are lots of people out there trying to figure the value of money. So to those people...hang in there, being financially free can happen, it just takes some work.

great advice

This book has wonderful ideas to help parents understand why teenagers don't know how to manage their money as well as the ideas and worksheets to help correct the problem. The earlier you begin the longer you have to teach the necessary lessons.

Very Practical Advice

The advice is very well put, and definitely will save you money, more than what the book sells for. I was in particular looking for advice for my son to get his first car. The advice was good and made sense, so as the rest of the book.

short read with good ideas

This book has all the worksheets you can think of and some great ideas for your child(ren). Now I'm much more prepared and excited about teaching my little boy how to be responsible with money. He gives some fun and easy ways to teach children as well as adults how to handle money to your benefit.