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# The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money

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Review: A Practical, Thoughtful Guide to Raising Financially Confident Kids - The Opposite of Spoiled was an incredibly valuable and reassuring read as a parent. Rather than pushing rigid rules or guilt-based advice, this book focuses on helping parents raise children who understand money, values, and responsibility in a realistic, age-appropriate way. The tone is calm, encouraging, and grounded in real-life situations, which made it easy to relate to and apply. What I appreciated most is how practical this book is. It doesn’t assume perfection from parents or children, and it acknowledges that money conversations can feel uncomfortable or intimidating. The author provides concrete examples, conversation starters, and scenarios that help parents talk to kids about spending, saving, giving, allowances, and entitlement in a healthy way. It feels less like a lecture and more like a supportive guide. The book also emphasizes values over dollar amounts, which really resonated with me. It encourages transparency, curiosity, and open dialogue rather than secrecy or fear around money. I found myself reflecting not just on how I talk to my kids about money, but also on my own habits and assumptions. This is a great resource for parents who want to raise kids that are confident, thoughtful, and grounded when it comes to money—without overcomplicating things. It’s the kind of book you can return to as your kids grow and their financial questions evolve. I would absolutely recommend this to parents looking for a balanced, realistic approach to financial education at home.
Review: Lots of good practical points - Good book. Easy enjoyable read, has some good points. Stressed the give part heavily. That's hard for a child to care about. We keep 2 jars, spend and save and at Christmas discuss giving to a good cause. I liked points of discussing the cause, and what the child feels is important. Is giving to the Art museum really helping people who need it, or giving to a homeless shelter or animal shelter? The depth of these questions was brought to my attention, neat how their daughter's private school has round table discussions about it. Has made me think about this in a different light when talking with my kids about what they think is important

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,326 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Accounting Theory #9 in Family Activity #51 in Budgeting & Money Management (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (894) |
| Dimensions  | 5.31 x 0.58 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0062247026 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0062247025 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | February 23, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Harper Paperbacks |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Practical, Thoughtful Guide to Raising Financially Confident Kids
*by C***A on January 22, 2026*

The Opposite of Spoiled was an incredibly valuable and reassuring read as a parent. Rather than pushing rigid rules or guilt-based advice, this book focuses on helping parents raise children who understand money, values, and responsibility in a realistic, age-appropriate way. The tone is calm, encouraging, and grounded in real-life situations, which made it easy to relate to and apply. What I appreciated most is how practical this book is. It doesn’t assume perfection from parents or children, and it acknowledges that money conversations can feel uncomfortable or intimidating. The author provides concrete examples, conversation starters, and scenarios that help parents talk to kids about spending, saving, giving, allowances, and entitlement in a healthy way. It feels less like a lecture and more like a supportive guide. The book also emphasizes values over dollar amounts, which really resonated with me. It encourages transparency, curiosity, and open dialogue rather than secrecy or fear around money. I found myself reflecting not just on how I talk to my kids about money, but also on my own habits and assumptions. This is a great resource for parents who want to raise kids that are confident, thoughtful, and grounded when it comes to money—without overcomplicating things. It’s the kind of book you can return to as your kids grow and their financial questions evolve. I would absolutely recommend this to parents looking for a balanced, realistic approach to financial education at home.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of good practical points
*by D***S on July 27, 2015*

Good book. Easy enjoyable read, has some good points. Stressed the give part heavily. That's hard for a child to care about. We keep 2 jars, spend and save and at Christmas discuss giving to a good cause. I liked points of discussing the cause, and what the child feels is important. Is giving to the Art museum really helping people who need it, or giving to a homeless shelter or animal shelter? The depth of these questions was brought to my attention, neat how their daughter's private school has round table discussions about it. Has made me think about this in a different light when talking with my kids about what they think is important

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So many great financial ideas for kids
*by R***L on February 15, 2025*

I love this book! It's an easy read and relatively quick to read (just over 200 pages but they go quickly). The book is well written and enjoyable to read. There are so many great ideas to help kids of all ages become more financially intelligent. My only complaint would be that many parents interviewed in this book are very wealthy or have a rags to riches story. It would be nice to hear from parents who don't have that kind of fortune. Although, I think the point it makes of being aware of one's privilege is so important. This book touches on so many important financial aspects and how to include children in an age appropriate way so they can learn before it really matters when they are adults. I've already talked to my kids about implementing some of these ideas.

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