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Planning, saving and budgeting: Use a family holiday to teach kids about money

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Mr Jason Sam and Mrs Mey Sam and their children, (from left) Jazreel, Glenda and Marcus during their travels.

Mr Jason Sam and Mrs Mey Sam and their children, (from left) Jazreel, Glenda and Marcus, during a family vacation to Sapa, Vietnam, in December 2023.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF MEY SAM

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SINGAPORE – When Mrs Mey Sam’s three kids were younger, she encouraged them to earn their own pocket money to spend during a family holiday.

Her eldest child, Jazreel, now 18, was just 10 when she baked and sold cakes and macarons to family and friends.

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