The Opposite of Spoiled | Ron Lieber | Talks at Google

In his book "The Opposite of Spoiled," Ron Lieber delivers a manifesto against silence around money in families. While well-meaning parents avoid talking about money out of concern that it is impolite, impolitic or age inappropriate, he makes the inverse case -- that building family conversations around money is one of the best ways we can teach kids great values.

In his talk, he will bring this argument to life, distilling his best, most counter-intuitive ideas from his half-decade of reporting on the topic: Why your family should be more like a farm family. Why peer-pressure doesn't exist, but parent pressure is overwhelming. How Land's End can help teach kids about wants and needs. The merits of forced (if symbolic) deprivation. Why your teenager should know how much money you make. The important of making every child pay for their first semester of college tuition.

Ron likes conversations more than presentations, so please bring the toughest question your child has ever asked about money and stories of your own efforts to raise grounded young kids who know how to save, splurge and give in the most mature and meaningful ways.

[lorraineherr]

What a great presentation. I'm a firm believer of the benefits of growing up on a family farm. I appreciated your last point about paying for college over 50 years, longer than a mortgage or retirement. Crazy.