
The Opposite of Spoiled
Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
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Ron Lieber
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Ron Lieber
We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity—not just to model important financial behaviors, but also to imprint lessons about what their family cares about most.
Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is a practical guidebook for parents that is rooted in timeless values. Lieber covers all the basics: the best ways to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, splurging, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. But he also identifies a set of traits and virtues—like modesty, patience, generosity, and perspective—that parents hope their young adults will carry with them out into the world.
In The Opposite of Spoiled, Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that will help every parent embrace the connection between money and values to help them raise young adults who are grounded, unmaterialistic, and financially wise beyond their years.
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Eye opening and well written!
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Good habits and good parenting
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Good info
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There is very little wrong with the book but I didn't enjoy it but luckily it was short enough that I was able to plow through it in two short bursts.
The point of view, and this is probably why I didn't enjoy the book, was it had a conversational tone of a white agnostic upper middle class Mahattanite New Yorker. I've listened to other audiobooks by journalists about children and though they were also upper middle class and some agnostic-maybe, I didn't find them too alien.
I guess it would have helped to have been more familiar with Lieber's articles before getting the book to get the tone, as some journalists' books are just an extended long playing version of their articles.
I didn't hate it. I just didn't like it.
NYC POV
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Concepts are very worthwhile
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Good starting point for money conversation
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Needed for new and existing parents
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-Lots of examples
-Good themes throughout
-Clear voice and easy to understand
The Bad:
-Geared towards wealthy people
-Some of the stuff is pretty common sense
The Bottom Line:
This book basically tries to teach you how to talk to your kids about money. I can relate because I was the kid that didn’t have a lot of money and there were people with a lot more money that could do those things. For me, this book seems more geared to wealthy people because while some of this might seem like common sense, sometimes you need a reminder that your kids can be very sheltered. Overall, I would recommend this book as part of a full arsenal of talking to your kids about money.
Good look at how to talk to your kids about money
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This book does provide many suggestions for answering common kids question concerning money so it accomplishes what it says it does.
I will probably give this a second listen to remember the responses better.
Good listen but not too much in depth information
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A great listen for all parents
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