Something cool I did for my kids this Christmas
One of the things I wanted to do for the kids this Christmas was something that would help them both gain some additional independence and learn some responsibility at the same time. After careful thought, I arrived at getting each of the kids their own credit card. Actually, it's a debit card and it gives the ability to save their money online and use the debit card to spend it when desired. It's way better than having them carry cash around and I maintain parental controls over the accounts. This is done through a company called GreenLight. They work like regular debit cards but I can control things like what stores they can be used at, how much they can spend etc. They are even taught to give to charity…