At what age (kids) have you created kids bank account to teach them financial independence?

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My dad set us up accounts at the local community bank when we were like 6. He deposited every birthday check we ever got in there and explained the concept of saving for big things. We had an allowance ($10-20 a week depending on age) to cover small purchases. Worth noting that my dad has been a retail banking executive for 20+ years, so explaining budgeting to us was like the most important thing he could pass on, in his view.

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And he was right too

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I don’t have kids, but I’m in my 20s and my parents took me to the bank to set up an account when I was 5.

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Same when I was 6. I was told that the money I put into the bank could not be taken out until I was old. This taught me a valuable lesson that I translated to investing in the stock market. Now I’m 26 with $270,000.

They had a trust fund before they were born

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About 10 they get a real savings account. Starting earlier they get allowance and it's all tracked in excel and called 'computer money.' So we're at the store and the kids are like, I have $23 in computer money, can I buy this?

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We use an app called rooster money but essentially do the same thing.

When they had to go out of country for a school trip. Otherwise, we gave them $60 for 5 days and said to spend wisely.

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I don’t have kids. My parents opened a savings account for me when I had my first job at 14. I received $20 per week as allowance also.

I’ve created a bank at home for them starting at 6 years old. They each earn 1% a month on the money they have deposited.

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