YOU HAVE YOUR SAY
EVERY week, Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some of the best from our article revealing the money tips top finance experts give their own children . . . I GIVE my children money then encourage them to give me some of it back to invest. I transfer this to their Junior Isas and pensions. Many people aren’t interested in finance until they turn 25. S. S., Southend, Essex. I USE pocket money to teach my daughters about tax. Each month, I ask them to return £4 of the £20 they receive — I haven’t told them the cash is going towards a nest egg for when they turn 25. R. B., Co. Durham. MY ELDEST children got jobs at 13. The money was rubbish, but they learned about finances, and, years later, they now understand money doesn’t grow on trees. Before that, they were always given what they needed. R. R., Denmark. AS A teacher, every moment of my working day is taken up with teaching the national curriculum. And, as a parent of three, I take full responsibility for ensuring they know how to manage money. E. M., East Sussex. I LEARNT about work and money through the paper round I had as a teenager. When I first started working for a shop, I got £10 a week. After a few months, I took on an evening round for a regional paper, too. B. P., Birmingham. OUR household had chores we all did. The children took care of our own assignments. None of us got paid for taking care of the home, but there were extra chores we could do to get cash. B. G., United States. SADLY, I have nothing left to give my children at the end of each month. It all goes on their upkeep — clothes, food, birthday presents for their friends. I must spend around £60 a month on gifts for children I don’t know! S. H., Sussex.