Making sure they SEE you paying bills, not using a credit card, and stuffing your envelopes each paycheck is what they will understand and remember.
The beliefs that so many have heard in their lives aren’t always accurate. “Money doesn’t grow on trees” Do you think I am made of money?”
There needs to be an understanding of the value of money. If it costs him $40 for that XBOX game, and he makes $10 an hour at his job scooping ice cream, it will cost him five hours of work.