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Why I created Start with $5

Why I created Start with $5

Our daughter was 4 years old when we unofficially started homeschooling.

I know. I know. It was early. It didn’t “count” as school yet. But she was ready. She wanted worksheets. She wanted books. She wanted to play school all day. She constantly asked questions and genuinely loved learning. We couldn’t keep enough activities in front of her.

So we leaned in. And somewhere during those early years, I started looking for ways to teach life alongside academics. One of those things was money. I wanted her to understand money differently than I did growing up. Because the truth is…I grew up not knowing much about money.

I grew up in a trailer. Nobody sat me down and explained budgeting. Nobody taught me investing.

Nobody explained ownership. Nobody talked about compound growth or building wealth or creating options.

Money felt more like something you survived than something you learned. And I don’t say that with shame.