The kids have been curious about money lately. I have been peppered with questions about Daddy’s work, why he goes there every day, why we need money, why some people say they can’t afford things and others can. After answering their questions repetitively over and over again (purposeful use of an unnecessary clarifier just to [...]

Lani has had a bit of a phobia of money, totally freaking out whenever it came up in maths last year.  I realized that she had a problem visualizing numbers in her head and was constantly confusing their place value. Because I didn’t want her to panic every time she held a coin in her [...]