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C.J. Prince discusses an epidemic that is a common ocurance amount today's wealthy. Their children are no more likely to suffer from the measles or mumps than a middle class child, but they are more susceptible to acute cases of what Prince calls affluenza. In this informational article, Prince gives several pieces of good advice to wealthy parents in order to keep their kids from suffering from affluenza.

Link: Raising Wealthy Kids Right

Joshua Kennon, the Investing For Beginners Guide on About.com has written a matter of fact article about raising financially responsible kids. He offers realistic tips and money related products that any parent could use to help their child become more independent with their finances.

Link: Teach Your Teen Financial Responsibility

A thought provoking article that offers students tips to track and learn from their spending habits. Author Diane Helm encourages students to record their spending and the feelings that were associated with their purchase. She encourages parents to be involved in the process of setting up a budget for their teen but to leave as much decision making as feasible up to the teen.

Link: Budgeting for Students

Adriane Berg offers tips and money related products to help your college student establish and stick to a budget. Since most college students don't have a steady stream of income, it is a great time to teach them ways to start and follow a budget that could serve them well even after they are fully self sufficient.

Link: Put your student on a budget