My 17-year-old has her first job. She's learning how to save, and I charge her for rides to work.

The author i letting her daughter (not shown) learn some lessons about money by trial and error now that she has her first hob Zarina Lukash/Getty Images My oldest got her first job, and I quickly realized I needed to teach her about managing money. She's learning how to budget, save, and splurge from time to time. She now pays for her own drinks at coffee shops and I charge her for rides to and from work. I was absolutely thrilled when my oldest child got her first retail job. Within a few...