Parents

Overview of Youth Products
Learn more about the youth products offered by AFCU that have been designed to help youth grow their finances and learn the tools of smart money management.
Resources for Parents and Guardians
Teaching Your Preschooler About Money
What are you teaching your kids about money?...
Talk With Your Children About Family Finances
Talking with your children about money management can help them take smart financial steps as they enter young adulthood...
How to Use Children's Wants to Motivate Them to Save
Young people "want" many things, but most don't have a plan or the means to achieve those goals...
Teach Teens Financial Responsibility
When your kids were little, you frequently heard requests such as "Will you read me a story?" or "Can we go for a bike ride?"...
Money 101: School Your College-Bound Child
The SATs scores are in, the fat envelope has arrived, and soon your high-school senior will become a college freshman...
Parents: Borrow for Kids' College, Jeopardize Retirement
Most parents want to give their kids a great start in life. Many will do whatever it takes. For some that means taking out loans of their own to pay their children's college tuition...
Parental Income Dings a Student's Financial Aid
How liable are parents of college-bound students for tuition costs?...
Aside from purchasing a home, a college education is quickly becoming the second largest single expense most people will undertake. Tuition expenses alone have risen over the past few years...
There are a few basic terms that all children should be aware of before they will truly understand how their savings account works. Deposit – The act of putting money...
As we mentioned in the “Teaching to Save…and Spend” article, it’s important to set goals. Before you sit down to help your child plan a budget, think about the goals...
Although teaching your child to save is important, teaching them to spend is just as valuable a lesson. According to Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees by Neale Godfrey, the average...