Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was invited to FunX's radio show yesterday to join host Fernando Halman in talking to children and teenagers about spending money, talking about "many mistakes" she had made as a young man, including buying an expensive wig that "didn't look like it was needed at all." ”
On the monetary front, Queen Maxima admitted to having made "many mistakes". For example, when she was younger, she would sometimes buy things that she didn't need in retrospect.
Maxima said: "I bought a lot of things that I used to think I needed, but it was not clear what the benefits were. For example, earrings, or wigs. That didn't work at all, and while my hair didn't look good when I was younger, the wig was quite expensive and didn't come to any use. ”
She said the money she had saved for a long time was spent and could no longer be used to travel with friends. "After that, I had to save more hard and save unnecessary expenses to get to my end goal." I succeeded, but I still need to do more. ”
Maxima learned from her parents that she had to work herself to earn money. She told Fernando: "My first part-time job was teaching math to young children. I've always been obsessed with numbers and a math freak, so that's how I earn my first son. ”
Tikkie from her daughter
The queen now has very little cash in her pocket, and she pays with payment cards, credit cards, and even phone calls.
When the princesses finished their purchases, they would give their mother a Tikkie (a digital currency payment program developed by ABN AMRO Bank). The queen said, "If they buy me something, they will pass me a Tikkie later." Nowadays, we can do everything digitally, and we'll start with a good discussion about Tikkie's quota. ”
However, the queen is very worried that digital payments will cause more problems for those who have difficulty grasping their financial profiles. Maxima said: "In the past, it was common to save money in a jar, and you could put money in. Now, you have to check the balance of your account from time to time to see how much money is still on the book. ”
"The pocket money spent is the tuition fee"
The queen believes that her three daughters are "very responsible" for the money. "It's important that parents be consistent in how their children use money," Maxima said. We also give our children pocket money (Zakgeld). If my child ran out of pocket money, I would say: 'Too bad you shouldn't have spent it'. ”
She advises parents to check the website of the Dutch Institute for Economic Budget research Nibud more to find out how much pocket money is justified at what age.
Children know from an early age that the consequences of making a mistake in money are also beneficial. Maxima taught her daughters, "Pocket money is tuition, if you make mistakes at that stage of your life." You will learn from this, how did it completely disappear? If parents have strict requirements for this, it is very beneficial for their children, so that children can do better next time, and even save the balance. ”
April Fool's Joke?
Queen Maxima was on a morning show yesterday with two young men discussing money issues. Maxima's appearance comes against the backdrop of "Money Week", which began on March 28. Friends of the host, Fernando, thought he was joking because he said the queen would broadcast live with him on April 1.
Fernando said: "When it was announced the queen's visit a few days ago, I really received dozens of text messages, and everyone was shouting, haha, what an April Fool's Day joke! We won't believe it. Haha, now you see! ”
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