Your Little Fortune: Raising Money-Fluent Kids in the Digital Age

Your child already lives in five financial worlds you never had to navigate.They earn virtual currency in Roblox. They watch influencers pitch "guaranteed" investments on TikTok. They tap to spend money that doesn't look or feel real. They're exposed to AI-powered manipulation designed to separate them from their money before they're old enough to understand what money is.The old financial playbook - save your allowance, get a summer job, don't spend more than you earn - still contains important truths. But it misses entire categories of financial experience that are now central to a child's life.Your Little Fortune is the book for parents who know the world has changed and want to get ahead of it.Built on interviews with more than sixty families, financial educators, child psychologists, and digital-economy experts, alongside academic studies and industry reports, this book gives you: A clear framework built on four pillars- The New Landscape - What actually changed about money, what kids are doing with it, and the threats they can't see (algorithmic manipulation, guru pipelines, AI-powered scams)- The Core Curriculum - Updated money fundamentals, digital money literacy, entrepreneurship, investing foundations, and career thinking for the AI era- Protection Without Paralysis - How to recognize financial manipulation, assess risk intelligently, and know when to step in versus when to let go- The Family System - Turning financial education into an ongoing family conversation, not a one-time lectureEvery chapter includes- An opening story drawn from real families- Research-backed landscape analysis- Concrete, practical steps you can take this week- Conversation starters written in language you can actually useThis is not a book about making your child afraid of money. It's about making them thoughtful about it.Whether your eight-year-old is begging for Robux or your twelve-year-old is asking about cryptocurrency, this book gives you the knowledge, the language, and the system to raise a financially confident kid in a world that's changing faster than any parenting book can keep up with.Includes 35 original infographics and a companion Digital Toolkit with interactive worksheets, platform-specific guides, printable decision cards, and family meeting templates.For parents of children ages 8 to 12.

Pagina's: 271, Paperback, Independently published