Children and saving

As early as possible. My daughter learned to buy generic brands and ignore the cartoon shaped foods when she was 5. We used to give her a list of her own when we went to the grocery store ( they have mini carts for kids there ). She'd be given a budget and told to pick her food. If she was able to save more than a certain amount she got to keep it. Unlike the other kids in the store which are constantly " I want this, I want that " Carrie says it once. I respond with " Can you pay for it? ". If she can, she does and there's no further discussion. Last christmas ( she was 9 ) she paid for the gifts she gave from a savings account she started earlier last year. So far both my girls are on the right track.