Teens And Credit Cards - Teach Your Teen To Spend Wisely

There are a number of credit cards becoming available for teens.  Parents are teaching teens to spend wisely with prepaid credit cards or cards with a set monthly spending limit.  Teens are able to use the cards just like a regular credit card, but only up to the limits approved by their parents.  Teens can use the cards to make purchases, but will have to learn to budget wisely to avoid exceeding their monthly spending limit.  Parents can keep track of their kid's spending habits with email alerts each time a purchase is made and monthly statements showing exactly how much the child is spending and on what.

Most of the credit cards aimed at teens are advertised as a convenient way to monitor teen's spending habits and as a valuable tool to teach kids to manage money.  Many parents see the new cards as a way to give kids spending power, but only to a certain limit.  Since most people will eventually have to learn to manage credit cards and debt, the teen credit cards could be a very good tool to teach children the value of money and the concept of budgeting.  Teens get a feeling of power and responsibility with the credit cards, and at the same time learn the meaning of spending only what you can afford.