How to teach kids about money in the cashless world of virtual payments, e-hongbao

Mr Ferris Wee uses post-it notes and a "treasure box" to teach his son Matthias about e-hongbao the value of money. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - Mr Ferris Wee, 44, has devised a game to teach his four-year-old son, Matthias, about e-hongbao.

Any virtual red packets that Matthias receives will go into a container, known as a treasure box, in the form of Post-it Notes with the monetary value written on them.

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