Have a child or grandchild with too many toys? Financial literacy author Ja’Net Adams suggests supporting college savings accounts this Christmas.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — “We have too many toys in this house!”
It is a common sentiment often exclaimed in exasperation, by parents and grandparents with young children. To be able to say that phrase is a blessing — but also, perhaps, a curse, as most of those pricey gadgets have short shelf lives.
Financial literacy author Ja’Net Adams of Debt Sucks University encourages families to think outside of the gift box this holiday season and invest in a gift that keeps giving — that of future education.
A Different Kind of Gift
“Each year you can count on a parent complaining about their kids not playing with the toys they bought for Christmas…clothes that grandparents bought being too small in six months. There are not many things you can buy at Christmas that will last long, but there is …