How can I help my newborn start off on the right financial path? In this episode of the Ask Ralph Show, host Ralph Estep, Jr. explores how to set up your newborn for financial success, emphasizing the importance of building and protecting their credit from an early age. Ralph answers a listener's question about starting her first child's financial journey and discusses steps such as freezing the child's credit, protecting their Social Security number, and eventually adding them as an authorized user on a credit card. He also highlights the importance of parental modeling of good financial habits and shares a cautionary tale about infant identity theft to stress the significance of these measures. Additionally, Ralph offers personalized financial guidance to listeners looking to improve their own finances or set their children up for a successful financial future.
https://www.askralphpodcast.com/course-to-great-credit/
00:00 Episode Overview
01:16 Listener's Question
03:16 Bible Verse
05:43 Protecting Your Child's Credit
07:33 Steps to Safeguard Your Child's Credit
09:47 Practical Tips for Building Your Child's Credit
15:59 Financial Wisdom for a Lifetime
17:30 Final Thoughts
Prior episode on safeguarding documents:
https://www.askralphpodcast.com/documents-i-should-always-keep/
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