Educational – Wealth on the Move

How to Teach Kids About Money (Financial Literacy, Allowance & Investing for Children) with Maya Corbic, CPA (Episode 39)

By Wealth on the Move | January 8, 2026

Summary: In this episode of Wealth on the Move, host Will Hoffman and guest Maya Corbic discuss the critical importance of teaching financial literacy to children. They explore Maya’s journey as a first-generation immigrant and CPA, her insights on how to engage kids in financial conversations, and practical tips for parents to instill money management skills in their children. The conversation also addresses common myths about kids and money, the role of technology in financial education, and the importance of creating financially confident adults for future generations.

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Takeaways:

Teaching kids about money is essential for their future.
Parents often know more than they think and can teach their kids.
Financial literacy should start as early as age four or five.
Kids can understand the difference between needs and wants.
Engaging kids with relatable examples makes learning fun.
Allowance should be viewed as a tool for teaching money management.
Mistakes made with money should happen when stakes are low.
Generational wealth can be changed through education.
Schools often lack the resources to teach financial literacy effectively.
Financial confidence comes from understanding and practice.

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Maya Corbic, CPA, CA and Teach Kids Money Club are not affiliated with Hoffman Wealth Management and Private Advisor Group.

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Education Planning Series: Collegiate Funding Solutions with Roger Lorelle (Ep.13)

By Monetary-Mix-Tape | March 2, 2023

Are you concerned about the rising cost of college tuition, and how you will afford to send your child for post-secondary education?

Don’t panic just yet!

In this podcast episode, we chat with Roger Lorelle, President of Collegiate Funding Solutions, about how this state-of-the-art college-planning software combined with support from your financial advisor can help you pay for tuition and continue to save for your retirement.

Listen as Roger shares:

Expert insights and advice on how families can better plan and pay for college
How advisors can leverage the technology of Collegiate Funding Solutions to simplify college planning and maximize savings for their clients
Strategic ways to shop for colleges that offer good financial aid packages
And more

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About Our Guest:

Roger founded Collegiate Funding Solutions in 1998 with the mission of helping families save ON and not just for the cost of a college education. CFS launched the first web-based college planning software for financial advisors in 2005, so that advisors could deliver significantly more value to their clients with college-bound children,

helping them to send their children to college without wiping out their retirement savings or incurring suffocating student loan debt.

For over 20 years, CFS has partnered with financial advisors and organizations. CFS provides them with the capability, expertise, education and support necessary to help families save ON, not just for the cost of college and send their children to the right college, for the right reasons and at the right price.

In addition, Roger and his team of subject-matter experts at CFS deliver educational workshops to parents of college-bound children on a variety of college planning, admissions, financial aid and college funding topics.

Roger Lorelle and Collegiate Funding Solutions are not affiliated with or endorsed by LPL Financial, Hoffman Wealth Management, or Private Advisor Group.

About Our Host:

Will Hoffman is a financial advisor and the Founder of Hoffman Wealth Management, a firm dedicated to helping professionals create wealth plans that revolve around their financial goals. Will has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is passionate about becoming his client’s most trusted financial ally.

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