Open up about money at home with free reasources and advice
Talk Money Week at home
open up about money at home and help your children develop financial knowledge and confidence.
Habits formed in childhood can last a lifetime. By starting conversations about money at home, you can equip your children with the knowledge and confidence they need for lifelong financial wellbeing.
Money skills begin developing between ages three and seven, with habits starting to form by seven, according to MoneyHelper’s guidance on talking to children about money. UCL research into children’s financial knowledge, published in 2023 using 2019 data, also highlights inequalities in opportunities to learn about money.
This Talk Money Week, you can help change that. Whether it’s talking about saving, spending, or wants and needs, every conversation helps children grow in confidence.
We understand that talking about money can feel challenging. If family finances are difficult, YoungMinds offers advice on supporting your child through money worries. Explore our free guides, activities and tips below, developed by our financial education experts.
Looking for more ways to get involved? Explore our Talk Money Week activities and resources.
Start a money conversation at home
You don’t need to have all the answers. Choose one card that feels right for your child, give them time to think and see where the conversation takes you. Our free packs include three age-appropriate cards for children aged 4–12.
Get conversation cards for homeDownload 3 issues of Milo’s Magazine for free
Created with our expert Financial Education Team, our Milo’s Magazines are packed full of ideas, activities and resources aimed at primary school children.
Fill out the form now to download expert activities, tips and advice designed to help you talk about money at home.
Issue 1 - Meet Milo
Explore money and how it makes us feel with Milo the Dinosaur. Our expert education team created Milo’s Money to help children start exploring money. This magazine is full of ideas aimed at young children up to 5 years old.
Issue 2 - Happy birthday Milo
Celebrate Milo’s Birthday and teach children aged 5-11 about being wise, just, thankful, and generous with money. Through fun activities, children learn how to make thoughtful choices, share fairly, express gratitude, and give to others.
Issue 3 - Money and the environment
Understand how our choices with money shape the environment and learn how to make a positive long term difference.
Your financial wellbeing reflection tool
Your Financial Wellbeing Reflection Tool has been developed by JFF’s financial education experts and mirrors the approach we use in our school programmes: the 5 Big Questions about money. These questions are carefully designed to help individuals reflect on their own financial habits, emotions and decision-making processes. Just as our school education programmes help children explore the role money plays in their lives, this Financial Wellbeing Reflection Tool helps adults to explore these themes in a practical way.
Share the Financial Wellbeing Reflection Tool with the people in your life this Talk Money Week and take the first step in opening up about money at home.