I think a good way to educate on the value of savings is to start with a goal . Like , he ' s 14 . maybe start saving for his first car ? If he ' s anything like me hes going to need to really want the thing he ' s saving for , then the value and lesson just naturally come . The next time he wants something expensive , he ' ll know the steps to take or to avoid to get there . Your idea seems pretty forced . Lessons shouldn ' t be presents and if it was me at 14 getting 200 from my dad to save I ' d be a disappointment to him with a brand new ps 4 . <| sep |> Escape Pod , Podcastle , Pseudopod , Clarkesworld Magazine , and X Minus One for my scifi and fantasy fix . <| sep |> That ' s not a dog , that ' s a living plushie . <| sep |> Never thought of it that way , pretty cool .