LibraryScenariosWhen well-intentioned money rewards become entitlement
Scenario

When well-intentioned money rewards become entitlement

I've been matching my son's savings dollar for dollar but now he expects it and I'm wondering if I created the wrong incentive.

Zera
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're discovering that financial incentives can undermine the intrinsic motivation you were trying to build.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and children — raising financially literate kids?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.