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I’m thinking of letting them use an app/bank account (e.g OCBC). Anyone tried something similar?
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Kent Toh
28 Feb 2026
Consultant at Sprinklr
For younger children, the OCBC Mighty Savers Account. Instilling a foundational savings habit, from birth. Child does not have direct digital access. The account is managed by parents through their own banking app.
At home, once they have the concept of counting at age 3, we focus on saving physical cash and coins. There is Free coin deposits at OCBC ATMs. We can have rewards system based on good behavioral habits.
A little older, we can also actively engage in conversations about buying choices in the supermarket, so day to day they learn the benefits of saving and not spending recklessly.
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Edward Chong
28 Feb 2026
Full time business research fellow at NUS
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Age 7
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Not formally teaching, but simply exposing them to the concept of spending and saving, and the value...
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As soon as they can count. Around 4-5 years old