If your family is going through tough times
financially, consider ways you can contribute.
Asking your parent(s) to talk with you the family budget and being
willing to take some action to help is the first
step to gaining respect and to demonstrate
responsibility as a family member.
Cost?savings things that you can do to help with family expenditures are:
• Turn off lights, televisions, or other
electronics when not in use.
• Take shorter showers to cut down on …
Many teens work for extra money but rarely are
their earnings used as a contribution to the
family’s economic wellbeing. Research of teen
employment reveals that costs for
transportation, clothing, and food away from
home actually increase with teen employment.
Involving teens in family problem?solving helps
teach them the reality of managing money and
distinguishing between needs and wants. Asking
teens to help with household expenses will need
to begin with an open sharing of a family budget,
income, and …
