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Financial Literacy for Teenagers: How Joshua Bliss Gives His Kids and Client’s Children an Early Start on Saving and Investing

Craig Richer by Craig Richer
February 4, 2025
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Financial Literacy for Teenagers: How Joshua Bliss Gives His Kids and Client’s Children an Early Start on Saving and Investing

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Teaching teenagers how to manage money is one of the most important skills for their future success. With spending temptations everywhere and financial pressures growing, kids who understand saving and investing early can avoid common money mistakes. By building these habits young, teenagers gain confidence, independence, and a foundation for long-term stability. Senior Financial Advisor, Joshua Bliss explores simple, practical ways to introduce financial literacy into their everyday lives. The earlier they start, the greater the rewards.

The Importance of Financial Literacy for Teenagers

Teaching teenagers financial literacy is a life skill that can profoundly shape their future. Understanding how to handle money through budgeting, saving, and investing allows young people to make smarter decisions as they grow. While many schools focus on traditional subjects, financial education is often overlooked, leaving teens unprepared for real-world responsibilities.

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“Starting financial education during teenage years and even earlier provides an opportunity to shape healthy habits that last,” says Joshua Bliss. “Learning to budget teaches them to prioritize needs over wants, a skill that translates into smarter spending as adults. Saving, even in small amounts, helps them appreciate delayed gratification and the importance of preparing for unexpected expenses.”

Poor financial habits often lead to costly mistakes, such as unnecessary debt, excessive spending, or failure to save. Teaching teenagers early about these pitfalls equips them to make better decisions when faced with financial challenges. Credit card debt is a common trap for young adults, but a teenager who understands interest rates and minimum payments is less likely to overspend.

Financial literacy also addresses the emotional side of money. Many teens spend impulsively to keep up with peers or stay on top of trends. With the right education, they learn to evaluate whether a purchase aligns with their long-term goals. They recognize the difference between temporary satisfaction and lasting value.

By offering teens practical tools and knowledge, parents and educators empower them to sidestep mistakes that others often learn the hard way. This saves them time, money, and stress as they transition into adulthood.

Teaching Basic Money Management

Helping teenagers understand basic money management gives them the tools they need to make informed financial choices. When they grasp concepts like budgeting, saving, and separating needs from wants, they build skills that will guide them throughout their lives. Encouraging these habits early helps ensure they grow into financially capable adults.

A budget is one of the simplest ways to teach teenagers how to manage their money effectively. It allows them to see exactly where their money goes and figure out how to plan for future expenses. By writing down their income and spending, even if it’s allowance or part-time job earnings, they gain clarity about how much they can afford.

Notes Bliss, “For many teens, a budget acts as a reality check. If they want to save for something big, like a new phone or a concert ticket, seeing the numbers laid out can help them prioritize.”

Instead of a vague idea, teens can see in real time how small changes in daily spending add up. Suddenly, skipping a few fast-food meals a week might mean reaching their goal faster. This practice also teaches responsibility, showing teenagers how they can control their money instead of letting their money control them.

Teaching teenagers to save early has benefits that extend far into adulthood. Starting young allows them to take advantage of the power of compounding, a concept that multiplies even small savings over time.

Take a teenager who saves $10 weekly. Over a year, that’s over $500. Now imagine putting that money into a simple savings account or a beginner-friendly investment. Decades later, through the magic of compounding interest, that modest amount can grow to thousands. Even if they don’t fully understand the math behind it, they experience firsthand the rewards of consistency.

Saving also builds patience and encourages them to think ahead. It shifts the focus from spending on what feels good now to preparing for something more valuable in the future.

Helping teens distinguish between needs and wants is one of the most fundamental lessons in money management. At first glance, everything can feel like a need but breaking it down with real-life examples makes the difference clear. Needs are the essentials, such as food, housing, transportation, and school supplies. Wants are the extras, like takeout, name-brand clothes, or entertainment subscriptions.

Teens often struggle with this concept because they live in a world flooded with advertisements and peer influence. Explaining that wants aren’t “bad” helps. An effective way to explain this is by asking questions. These conversations promote mindfulness. Over time, teens build the habit of pausing before purchases and asking themselves whether it’s worth it.

Introducing Teenagers to Investing

Teaching teenagers about investing can be simplified by breaking concepts into manageable pieces. Early exposure helps them understand how to grow their money and build financial independence.

Investing means using money to generate more over time. Key investment types include stocks, which represent ownership in a company and grow in value if the company succeeds; bonds, which are loans to companies or governments that pay interest; and mutual funds, which pool money from multiple investors to diversify risk. Presenting these as tools for wealth-building makes investing more approachable.

A crucial lesson is the power of compounding, where reinvested earnings accelerate growth over time. For example, a $50 investment earning 5% annually grows not just on the original amount but on accumulated interest as well. Comparing this to a snowball rolling downhill helps teens grasp the concept and recognize the benefits of starting early.

“For beginners, low-risk options provide a safe introduction. Savings accounts offer guaranteed returns, while certificates of deposit (CDs) teach delayed gratification with higher interest rates,” says Bliss.

Index funds, which track market performance, provide diversification with minimal management. These options help teens build confidence before exploring more complex investments. By introducing investing in a simple and relatable way, teens can develop smart financial habits that set the stage for long-term success.

Financial literacy equips teenagers with skills that shape a lifetime of financial independence and smart decision-making. Early lessons in saving, budgeting, and investing help them build confidence and avoid costly mistakes later. By guiding teens to develop positive habits, parents and educators provide a strong foundation for lasting financial well-being.

Start small, keep it simple, and empower the teens in your life with the tools they need to succeed financially. Helping them understand money today will prepare them for greater opportunities tomorrow.

Craig Richer

Craig Richer

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