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HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Teaching Kids the Value of a Dollar with Mellody Hobson

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re joined by powerhouse financial executive and author Mellody Hobson for an eye-opening conversation about how we teach — and often don’t teach — our kids about money. As co-CEO of Ariel Investments and author of Priceless Facts About Money, Mellody believes that the path to financial literacy starts with our youngest learners. Together, Jean and Mellody explore: 💸 Why the biggest money lessons often come from outside the classroom 🧠 How early exposure to financial realities can build confidence, not fear 📊 Practical ways to talk to kids about investing (hint: start with what they know and love!) 🛠️ Whether giving an allowance actually works 🔁 And why bartering is the perfect way to teach kids the difference between price and value. … Does more financial confidence sound good to you, then you might want to try:  🚀 ⁠FinanceFixx⁠ – Our 4 or 8-week coaching program to get your finances on track!  📈 ⁠InvestingFixx⁠ – A club for women ready to grow their wealth. Your first month is completely free. Have a question for us? Write to us (or send us a voice note!) at ⁠[email protected]⁠. While you’re at it, join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news you can use, subscribe to our newsletter at⁠ ⁠⁠Hermoney.com/subscribe⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.6

There is a difference between price and value, and having a child to understand that very,

0:35.3

very early is a big deal.

0:38.5

Everything that is expensive is not valuable, and everything that is cheap is not worthless.

0:45.6

And so when they start putting value on things, that shapes their view of money in a fundamental way.

0:55.0

Hey, everyone, thanks so much for joining us on Her Money. I'm Gene Chatsky. We all want our kids

1:01.4

to get a great education, but let's get real. The most important lessons our kids pick up

1:06.9

don't usually come from the classroom. They come from us. They're watching how we engage with

1:13.7

the world, how we spend our time, how we treat those closest to us. And they're picking up

1:18.8

on how we talk about money, how we spend it, and how we stress about it. And here's the thing.

1:25.6

Money isn't what it used to be. The cash and the physical credit

1:31.2

cards that we still carry around in our wallets, they're being used less and less. Spending money

1:37.5

can almost feel like a game to kids. We tap screens with no physical exchange. We dip, we swipe. That's why understanding money,

1:48.5

what it is, where it comes from, how to use it wisely has never been harder or more important.

1:55.1

And learning about money, believe it or not, it can actually be fun if we do it the right way. No one knows that better than my

2:03.2

guest today, Melody Hobson. She is a trailblazer in the financial world, the co-CEO of Ariel Investments,

2:11.5

former chair of Starbucks, and now the author of the new book, Priceless Facts About Money,

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