LITTLE UNCLE MONEY

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Plus: The 1-Page Money-Talk Guide for Parents

Stop teaching kids to ask Can I have it?
Start teaching them to ask How can I have it?

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A note from Uncle Money

Hey — I'm Uncle Money.

I started my first business as a kid: a lawnmower, a free Saturday, and one idea — I can make this myself. Nobody handed it to me, and that's exactly why it felt so good.

Most kids grow up asking "Can I have it?" The kids who build things ask a better question: "How can I have it?" That one swap is the whole foundation — and it's where this book starts.

Read Chapter 1 with your kid tonight. Then flip to the last page for one simple thing you can do together this week.

— Uncle Money (a.k.a. Mathew McCoy)

CHAPTER 1:
THE BIG PROBLEM

Hi! My name is Uncle Money, but when this story happened, I was just Little Uncle Money. And I had a big problem.

My dad got married, which was super cool because it meant I got a new little brother, new sister and a new mom.

But it also meant I had to start helping out way more around the house.

Suddenly, I had to sweep, mop, and even clean the bathroom!

I also had to share my stuff and my time. It was a big change, and sometimes, it was really hard.

…and that's when Little Uncle Money started asking a better question →

Excerpt from Little Uncle Money (Book 1). Full chapter includes illustrations in the complete book.

How to talk to your kid about money (without it being weird)

You don't need to be a finance expert. You need 4 questions and a notebook.

  1. Swap the question. When your kid says "Can I have it?", smile and ask: "How can I have it?" Let them think. The goal isn't no — it's how.
  2. Start a ledger (today). One notebook. Two columns: money IN, money OUT. Kids who write money down start to think about money. That's the whole game.
  3. Find one asset. Ask: "What do you already have that could earn?" A free Saturday. A bike. A skill. Uncle Money's first asset was a lawn and a morning.
  4. Build a board. Name two people they trust for honest money advice (you count). Tell them they're "in LUM mode" — taking money seriously.

The 4-step LUM System — Ledger → Assets → Board → Hustle — runs all the way through the book.

Ready for the rest of the story?

Little Uncle Money (Book 1) comes with the full story + the AI Learning Portal that walks your kid through all 4 steps.

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