The following is a review by contributor, Amy.
Three Cups is one family’s unique and effective method of teaching personal financial management – and how one by reaped first the small and then the immeasurably great rewards of the lessons he learned. On his fifth birthday, the boy in the story received three cups: one for saving, one for spending, and one for giving. At first, he was a little disappointed, but his parents promised those three cups would take him on many adventures.
The book is geared toward children, ages 4 – 8. I read the book with Abby Grace, who is 7. Both of us enjoyed the story and the pictures. Abby Grace’s favorite part was where the boy talked about how he used the money in his Giving Cup. I liked how the book taught the value of patience, and that Three Cups really highlighted the joys of saving, spending, and giving. Are you interested? Here is a sneak peek at Three Cups.
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My children are only 1 and 2 years old so it’s hard to teach them at this point. But we run the food pantry for our church, and so we go on shopping trips specifically to buy things for “other people”. My oldest child always knows these trips are for people who can’t afford to buy their own food items. Hopefully that’s something she’ll always remember.
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My daughter is 3 and I think the best thing for her is to see us using cash all the time. She knows that’s what money looks like, not a card. She’s still young and we have a lot to teach her as she gets older.
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I teach by example. My children see me save and share responsibly. I talk about budget and having money for special things and don’t rely on credit cards. This book sounds great. I am really interested in reading it with my children!
My son has a bank with spots for saving, giving, and spending.
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We teach our children to save any money they get, they get enough stuff and we want them to know they should invest their money. We also make sure that they give at church each week. They love giving and saving because of this!
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I only have a toddler at this point, but we definitely want our daughter to learn the value of money. I love the challenge of finding sales and coupons to go with them so I can stretch my husbands paycheck, which allows us to give more to our church and the missionary’s that we support. My daughter already knows what coupons are and I’m excited for when she’s a bit older and I can teach her how we grocery shop.
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We have started using cash for everything, my youngest said “just pay with a card”(it was a debit). I have even started showing the bills to my children and they sit with me as I put our money into the categories. My 16 year old does a mock menu with sales ads and our budget…he looks for coupons everywhere sometimes catching them when I don’t.
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We help them set goals for themselves.
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I taught my kids to give to others when they were young by taking them around the neighborhood with their red wagon and collecting canned goods that we could give to the food bank. They also had “checking” accounts with pretend checks that they deposited their allowance into and then redeemed with me, when they found something they wanted to spend the money on. The “kids” are now 25 and 22 respectively and they do pretty good with managing their money. Now to work on the grandkids. This would be a great book!
This book sounds like just what I have been looking for my granddaughter! We have been working how how to choose how to use money and have not found a resource to teach this principle. Well done.
Trying to teach my son that money isn’t easy to come by, so he needs to save some. Plus, we take some to church every week to give back to God.
This would be a nice resource to use!
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I try to teach my kids sort of the same concept. That they need to give the first portion back to the Lord, put some away and then have some they will spend. Two of my kids grasp that concept well. My two boys do not. Money burns a hole in their pocket. I would be interested to see what the story is in the book. It looks really good.
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First and foremost, that it isn’t our money…it’s all God’s! Additionally, that it is our obligation to 1) tithe 2) pay our obligations (bills) and to 3) use money to be a blessing!
My three children get their allowance (which gets deducted from if I have to do their chores) split 3 ways – 10% savings, 10%God money, 80%spending. My 12 and 15 year old took Financial Peace University with me.
We give our children an allowance and we teach them to tithe each week at church. We are endeavoring to teach our children that every gift is from the LORD and that we need to be wise with the financial choices we make.
An amazing resource. I am planning a family and if it is God’s will, we will one day teach our children about tithing and giving, as well as saving. My 5 yr old niece pays her tithes when she cracks open her piggy bank to purchase things that she wants…soooo proud of her!
A great pair with this is a bank designed by a mom – my daughter has it and its been great! The bank is called Learning Cents bank and has three sections for saving, spending, and giving.
We teach savings and tithing and letting them earn money. We monitor their spending until they have proven that they can handle that responsibility.
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my children are grown now but teaching them to tithe and that it is more blessed to give than receive was a lesson I love seeing now…their generosity and spirit to help others blesses me
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Our kids are under 6 and we have them do some chores: putting water in the bird bath (with our supervision) and putting recycling in their separate bags. We even paid them some money when we went on vacation. They had a hard time parting with it since they worked for it. We also give them each a quarter to put in the offering plate so they understand we give to God. They save their birthday money for special trips to stores.
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We have a 6 year little niece who just loves God and loves to go to church. If she has a good week at school she gets two dollars from her Uncle Stephen(aka the Pastor). He tells her, “You get one for yourself, and one for Jesus.” She says, ” I was only good because Jesus says we should be good, so I’ll give him the money!” Too cute.
My daughter is 3 and she gets coins for her chores and she always wants to give it away instead of buying something for herself. I want to start a spend, save, give system but are in the middle of moving and 35wks preggo so it will have to wait till after we move.
The best way to teach kids about money is to practice what you preach! Your kids will notice if you talk about generosity but aren’t yourself generous. Also, bring your kids into the process as their age allows. My 4 year old son is currently packing a Samaritan’s Purse box for a 4 year old little boy. He would like to have all of the small toys, etc. but he understands he can’t because they are for a little boy who has none. He is starting to “get it”.
Model talking & making good choices about money in front of them from a young age.
I have a four-year-old and two-year-old. Although we don’t give them a regular allowance, they get money here and there to put in their own Piggy banks. To help them grasp money concepts, we’ve had them replace things they’ve broken, using their own money to purchase the new item. We help them give at church, and whenever there are other opportunities to give, especially to other children in need. This sounds like an excellent book, and even if I don’t get a free copy, I would probably buy one.
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I show and teach my grandson to give by giving him money to put in church. One Sunday the deacon had to let me know that my grandson had hid one of the quarters under his shoe while I was not looking. Of course he was busted and put the money in the offering plate. He is 5 and will be a great giver when he grows up, with alot of practice.
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My oldest uses some of his money to help buy stuff for the Operation Christmas Child boxes.
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We have children from 3months to 6yrs. Our oldest won several awards at the fair this week and will be receiving money as part of the award. I am excited to teach her the value of tithing!
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My 4 – year old son has a bank in and we frequently discuss what coins are which value – then he can place coins in his piggy bank
I try to teach our 3 and 5 yr olds about saving money through our shopping habits and the difference between needs and wants, donating from our abundance, and of course saving (piggy banks) and tithing!
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I think kids need to have some money in order to learn the value of it. I’d rather my kids blow $10 on a toy that breaks tomorrow when they are young but learn from it, than have them grow up without any experience and learn by making more expensive mistakes!
I take my 3 y/o grocery shopping with me and he sees me using coupons and buying items on sale, so now he knows that we try to only buy items on sale and/or with coupons. We have also bought school supplies for a local elementary school in need and discussed buying food and other things for others who don’t have any and need them. I guess we are trying to teach by example!
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I wish I had more tips….we try and teach about giving and being generous. I think this book sounds wonderful and perfect for my age children.
I teach my four year old about money by giving him money each week that he can spend or save. When he chooses to spend gets to do his own separate checkout and hand over the cash. When he chooses to save we get to take a trip to the bank and play in the bank’s kids area. My bank also offers a penny grab every time kids deposit into savings.
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