The Value of a Bitcoin: Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility

The Value of a Bitcoin: Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility

As a father, I want to teach my children about money and the wise use of it. My father taught me to be responsible, to save, and to avoid debt as much as possible, and his lessons have served me well. Now I want to pass on those principles to my children, but it gets a little tricky in a world where mainstream financial advisors point in the opposite....


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