Flash means quick . It was up for 90 minutes so it was definitely a flash SBC <| sep |> My parents did something similar for me when I was growing up . I earned my money by doing chores around the house rather than an allowance . My dad would then sit down with me at the end of each week and I ' d budget the money I had earned . I was given flexibility on how much of it to save , but my parents and grandparents would both match every dollar I chose to save . Having every dollar I saved turn into $ 3 was a great incentive even for a kid . My dad put the money I had saved into mutual funds and turned over the account to me when I went to college , which made investing my savings a lot more accessible to me . This whole system was easily the most effective part of my financial education .