Instead, I am teaching them how to count different denominations of money, how to read prices on items, how to comparison shop and how to work for money. I want the girls to take full ownership over their money and remember that if we’re going somewhere like the county fair, they might want to bring their money. Start with very basic money concepts Let kids experience all steps of the process–positive and negative–themselves Enfranchise kids to earn and spend their own money on whatever they want: They will not have as much buy-in if it’s your money