A Georgia mom is winning parental praise for the way she’s teaching her children, ages 13, 10 and 6, about money. Shaketha McCregor, a single mom in Dublin, Georgia, said she knew she needed a creative solution after constant requests from her three kids for things like cell phones and money to do things with their friends. She came up with the idea to host a “job fair” for her three children, Jahkeem, in seventh grade, Takeia, in fifth grade, and Serinity, in first grade. The three openings at the job fair were for kitchen manager, lead housekeeper and laundry supervisor.
McGregor also told her kids the family now had a credit union. They would each be given a credit score and have the ability to earn points for things like finishing homework on time. The kids each picked the job they wanted to apply for, filled out the application and had interviews with their potential employer — their mom. The experiment is working well so far. Her post on Facebook where she shared her job fair idea now has more than 200,000 likes and counting.