首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Here’s an example of how a typical conversation about money goes in my house: my seven-year-old son, Joseph, was recently given
Here’s an example of how a typical conversation about money goes in my house: my seven-year-old son, Joseph, was recently given
admin
2015-04-29
41
问题
Here’s an example of how a typical conversation about money goes in my house: my seven-year-old son, Joseph, was recently given $ 20 by a relative for his birthday. "Wow, I could buy a lot of jelly beans!" he said excitedly. My reaction: "It’s his birthday money. He can do what he wants with it. " My husband, Joe, disagreed: "He just had a party and got lots of presents. That money needs to go in the bank. " I don’t know the first thing about saving money. I see nothing wrong with impulse purchases, and I rely on Joe to keep us out of debt when it comes to organizing mortgage(抵押借款)and bill payments. And while he can keep a spreadsheet(账目分析表)and has some savvy(知识,技能)investing skills, he hates parting with money, even for necessities. We don’t want to confuse our kids with our quarrels, and we want them to have more balanced attitudes than we do, so we turned to the Globe and Mail’s personal finance columnist, Rob Carrick, to help us improve our approach.
Carrick tells me mat an allowance is indeed an integral part of financial education, and we should start sooner rather than later. Carrick suggests kids should be allowed a certain percentage for spending, and great care should be taken with the money that’s being saved. Recently, Joseph informed us that he was going to start saving up for the Lego Death Star. It’s the ultimate set. It’s also $ 500. "No way," my husband said automatically. "You are never going to be allowed to spend that much money on Lego. " I disagreed. If he managed to save up all that money, who were we to control what he spent it on? We were of different opinions again. " You have to let kids learn some stuff on their own," says Carrick. " You can set guidelines and give examples, which may rewire their brains somewhat. "
Still, there’s a problem: allowing Joseph to spend all he saves doesn’t teach him other important lessons about money, such as donating to charity, and it’s certainly not a balanced approach. We decided to sit down with him and explain that even if he saved all his allowances and asked for money or gift cards for Christmas and on birthdays, it would take about two years to make his Death Star dream come true. He thought about it and decided he wasn’t that interested, and now he’s freely spending half of his allowance and saving half in a bank account. Every month, we take turns choosing a charity to support, and the kids each take some money out of the bank to contribute.
Ultimately, we need to model the right behavior to teach our children good financial habits, says Carrick. For example, involving your kids in trips to the bank will help them understand that you’re saving for their university education. "You need to show that you’re comfortable and competent with money, and that it’s not a forbidden topic or source of shame," Carrick says. What this means for Joe and me is first setting aside time to face our own issues—my lack of planning and his anti-spending attitude—head on. When we’re able to have rational discussions with each other, then e’ll start including our kids in the conversations, too.
Why did the couple need Rob Carrick’s help?
选项
A、Because they had difficulty managing financial matters.
B、Because they had different attitudes towards money.
C、Because their children were confused by their disagreement.
D、Because Rob Carrick is so popular among the readers.
答案
B
解析
细节题。由题干中的Rob Carrick’s help定位至第一段最后一句。第一段中说,夫妻两人对于金钱的态度都不是特别理智,妻子对管理钱财没有概念,丈夫则守着钱不愿意花,而夫妻两人不希望自己这种对于金钱截然不同的态度对孩子产生不好的影响,希望孩子们的金钱观能更均衡一些,所以向罗布·卡里克求助,故[B]为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/4EXK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Whatdopeopleknowaboutearlydolls?
Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearn(1)______experienc
Severalexpertshavebeencalledintoplan______forboating,tennis,refreshmentsandchildren’sgamesintheprojectedtown
WhydidSusanandMichaelinterviewchildrenagedbetween9and11?
Goodmorning,everyoneandwelcometotheEnglishforAcademicPurposesCenter.I’dliketobeginbybriefly【D1】______theservi
Weallknowthatthenormalhumandailycycleofactivityisofsome7~8hourssleepalternatingwithsome16~17hourswakefu
Britainwaswealthycountry,ahundredandfiftyyears【C1】______Therewerea【C2】______veryrichpeople【C3】______receivedmon
Britainwaswealthycountry,ahundredandfiftyyears【C1】______Therewerea【C2】______veryrichpeople【C3】______receivedmon
Britainwaswealthycountry,ahundredandfiftyyears【C1】______Therewerea【C2】______veryrichpeople【C3】______receivedmon
TheF.B.I.TheF.B.I.istheFederalBureauofInvestigation./ItisthemaininvestigatingagencyoftheDepartmentofJus
随机试题
阅读《背影》中的最后一段,然后回答问题。近几年来,父亲和我都是东奔西走,家中光景是一日不如一日。他少年出外谋生,独力支持,做了许多大事。哪知老境却如此颓唐!他触目伤怀,自然情不能自已。情郁于中,自然要发之于外;家庭琐屑便往往触他之怒。他待我渐渐不同往日。
当x→0时,2(ex-1)+x2sin是x的()
男性,50岁,诉刺激性干咳4个月,痰少、白色,多次胸部X线片(-),抗感染治疗无效,为明确诊断,进一步检查不正确的是
患者,男性,24岁,主诉晨起时枕头上有血迹,牙龈有自发性出血、疼痛及腐败性口臭2天。最可能的初步诊断是
根据用工期限的长短,我国现行劳动统计制度将在岗职工分为长期职工和短期职工。()[2014年初级真题]
已知2008年的元旦是星期二,则2009年的元旦是星期几?()
加涅将学习分为智慧技能等五种类型的依据是()。
A、 B、 C、 D、 Bpeople指两个以上的“人”,所以照片说明是正确的。
Themostconsistentlyidentifiedteachereffectivenessvariableistimeontask.Thatis,themoretimethatstudentsspendon
Accordingtothepassage,acupunctureis______.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.
最新回复
(
0
)