How to teach young children about money

Ms Dawn Cher, blogger SG Budget Babe, with her husband Nicholas Huang and their sons, Nate and Finn. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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SINGAPORE – Ms Dawn Cher’s son, Nate, may be only four years old, but she is already teaching him about the world of money.

Since April, she has been giving him an “allowance” of $6 on some weekends for him to spend on kiddy rides and toys.

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