>> Narrator: Where do your kids
learn their money habits?
Even if you never say anything
to them about money,
kids are keen observers
and will likely learn behaviors
based on what they see you do.
Do you buy things, perhaps
with credit cards, for which
you really don't have the money?
Do you keep track
of what you spend?
>> Hey bro, guess what?
We're all set for the
Super Bowl, big time.
I just got a 50-inch plasma!
( laughs )
They almost couldn't get it
in the apartment door!
( laughs )
They've got this deal now
where they don't charge you
for 90 days.
Now we can put the old
32-incher in Caroline's room.
>> Caroline, I need you
to run down to the gas station
for some bread.
>> Uh, do I have to?
>> Yeah, we forgot to get it
at the store.
Use your money.
I'll pay you back later.
>> But you still owe me $5
from last week.
Remember, you told me to save
my birthday money from Grandpa.
>> I know, I know.
I said I'll pay you back later.
Now go.
>> Gotta go.
>> Narrator: Kids will easily
fall into bad money habits
if that's what they see at home.
( referee whistle blows )
( video rewind sound effect )
But they'll learn good
money habits if you
demonstrate them yourselves,
and if you show them specific
ways to get the best deals
with the money you have,
and the money they have.
>> Even though there's a coupon,
we don't need shampoo this time.
But we do need bread
for lunches.
>> Here we go.
>> Beautiful.
>> Narrator: If your kids
see you comparing prices
and looking for the best deals,
then they are much more likely
to do that themselves.
>> Caroline, can you tell
which is a better deal?
Look at this second line
below the full price.
>> Well, this one's
25.4 cents per ounce.
And this one's 20.1 cents.
>> But they're the same brand,
right?
>> Yeah, but this box is bigger.
>> If it's something we use a
lot of, it can actually be
cheaper to get more at one time.
Throw it in the cart.
>> Narrator: Being a good
role model can save you money
right now.
But for your kids,
it can translate into a lifetime
of smart money habits.