3 Reasons Your Kids Should Have a Summer Job

Ah, summertime. For many parents, it's a chance to kick back, relax, and enjoy the less frazzled pace of those precious school-free months. But summertime is also a great opportunity to impart some key financial lessons to your children -- and that's precisely why you should be encouraging your kids to get a job. Here are just a few reasons to insist that your children find work while school isn't in session.

That allowance your kids are used to collecting? Chances are they aren't doing much to earn it, and as such, they have a pretty easy time spending it on nonsense. But if you help your kids find jobs this summer, they'll see what it's like to actually put some effort into earning money -- which will help them cherish it much more.

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