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Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

Learning About Money with Revolut Junior + Competition

March 18, 2020

Updated post.  Advertorial with Revolut Junior.

I feel grateful that my folks taught me the value of money from a young age (thanks Mum and Dad) because those lessons endure today and I turned 39 in November! I distinctly remember my first pink piggy bank with its rubber stopper which worked so well I struggled to prize any pennies out of it (which was one way to save, I suppose) and the I’ll equally never forget the time my Dad drove me to a bank in Leeds city centre one rainy day in November when I turned 10 so he could open up a children’s bank account for me.

I perched at table at the back feeling like a grown up, carefully counting out my pocket money accumulated from cleaning the family car and typing up letters for my Dad (I always loved to write), building little towers of coins as I went which sat by a crumbled pile of notes I’d been gifted for my birthday. This was my money, mine, and most of it, earned by me.

Those formative financial lessons and the joy of earning my own money have always stuck with me. Actively practicing money management from a young age has influenced how I now earn, save, spend and run my business. It inspires how I raise my children too.

Honest Mum and son

There’s nothing worse than spoilt, entitled kids and while my boys are lucky that my blogging career provides them with enriching opportunities, they deeply value and appreciate these experiences. Both boys are caring kids with big hearts.

They’re also massively sensible about money and together have saved more in the past few years than I ever did at their age. At just 10 and 7 respectively, they seem to possess aspirations for financial freedom one day. Take Alexander, 7, who told me a few months back that the money in his Vikings Wooden Box (a wooden, carved trunk of great beauty we bought at the Viking’s Centre in York) will go towards buying his first house when he’s older. Most 7 year olds save up for a board game or brand new bike but Xander’s holding out for his own house thank you very much! Have you seen the house prices in Windsor, son???!!!

…As you can imagine, both boys literally yelped with joy when they were sent bank cards from the brilliant global digital money app Revolut Junior who are dedicated to helping children learn and save money easily.

Revolut Junior card and app

Revolut Junior is a money app for parents and kids to manage allowance. It encourages little ones to learn smart spending, earning and saving habits with parental oversight of course, and equally foster healthy discussions about money at home.

Revolut Junior card and app Via a quick and easy downloadable app run from your child’s phone, parents can give their kids early access to financial tools which enable them to manage their money like an adult would.

Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

How cool is that?

Without access to finance, tools and education about money and how best to manage it, children aren’t able to learn healthy habits nor will they grow into smart savers as adults.

With insight and support, the children of today will become financially savvy adults. They’ll know how to live within their means, and thrive. 

Revolut Junior provides an important life lesson, and the app couldn’t be simpler to set up or use. 

How it works:

  1. Parents can create a Junior account for their kids in a few clicks from within their Revolut app. It’s open in minutes, without a bank visit.
  2. No minimum deposit/balance.
  3. Order their child a card (7-17 year old kids) which arrives in days (ours arrived in 2 days from ordering)
  4. In app ATM Map
  5. Hold multiple currencies at once.
  6. Top up money on the Junior account.
  7. Children can then access their allowance using their card, with the parents permission & oversight.
  8. Kids can keep track of their spending and balance using their Junior app.
  9. Parents can add money on the card, control payment modes & security settings and keep track of their children’s spending.

…Cash can also be inconvenient (I can never find change when the Tooth Fairy’s meant to deliver) so the Revolut Junior app makes paying pocket money and giving presents on special occasions, easy. Being an online app also makes tracking spending and saving easy too.

Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

No fiddling with Piggy Banks that don’t open like my old one, this app is clear and useful so children can work out what they have available allowing them to make informed decisions on their spending. 

We as a family are premium metal users (£120 a year) and have tested the app for the last month to great effect.

Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

The children are not only more excited to do their chores because they enjoy viewing the money being transferred digitally to their accounts, they have both stated how they feel more grown up now they have a bank account each.

This greater responsibility has encouraged more activity in the home and has made rewarding them for extra chores such as vaccumming and helping me cook and bake (core chores like making their beds, laying out uniform and clearing the table are not paid) quick and easy.

When it comes to spending, additional treats (an ice lolly or chocolat ebar after school on a Friday say) have been paid for by the boys themselves. They’re both taking pride in managing their own money and it gives me peace of mind as a parent that they’re learning the value of money from a young age.

Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

Alexander even bought his friend’s birthday present recently (a small LEGO box), whih is something I would usually fork out for. He himself offered to use his own money because he could see exactly what was in his account via the app. Previously unaware of what was in the Viking box (it’s hard to count all those pennies and pounds) he reasoned he had enough money to buy the present and still have cash left over for his own treats. A 7 year old was budgeting thanks to Revolut Junior.

Honest Mum and Revolut Junior card and app

Oliver has had a similar experience. He opted to buy me an early Mother’s Day present of tulips after school yesterday which almost made me blub in the supermarket. What a milestone. My own son buying me a bouquet with his very own money. Is anything acutally sweeter than that?

Thank you Revolut Junior.

Also FYI folks, the app and card are completely safe and secure for children as Revolut blocks merchants who are not age appropriate, for example alcohol resellers, cigarette shops and gambling establishments so you can use this service without worry.

The app offers so much and is the offspring of the popular Revolut money app for adults with 10 million users no less!

If you’re seeking an adult Revolut account by the way (I’ve opened one) do check out the below too:

  • Open in minutes, without a bank visit 
  • Free UK account | Free Euro IBAN account
  • No minimum deposit / balance 
  • Can have a debit card in days 
  • In app ATM Map
  • Hold multiple currencies at once
  • Sending & receiving money from back home 
  • Hold 30 currencies | spend in over 150 currencies
  • P2P (Peer to peer): in seconds, no rip-off rates
  • Transfer & Exchange: no rip-off rates
  • Traveling abroad: no rip-off rates
  • Auto exchange currency: no rip-off rates
  • Enhanced security features (Freeze/unfreeze cards)
  • Lock certain payment methods (Online/Swipe/Contactless/ATM withdrawals)
  • Location based transaction monitoring (Check for suspicious transactions not in your location)
  • Budgeting tools & analytics to track your spending
  • Spare change vaults to help you reach your saving goals
  • Split bill with your friends and family
  • Exchange crypto currency
  • Revolut donations (round up spare change / set up recurring donations to donate to charity).

We feel proud to be working with Revolut Junior and Revolut and are incredibly impressed with how accomplished and easy the app is to navigate and use and feel confiden you will love them too.

Get your Revolut Junior account here.

Excitingly, 3 readers can win an annual Metal account on the Revolut Junior app worth £120 per account.

Revolut Junior card and app

Please note as of Wednesday 13th May 2020, Revolut can no longer offer free cards to new users.

 

Good luck.

Ends (1 month from publishing date).

No cash alternative.

If the winner does not respond within 7 days, a new winner will be randomly selected.

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25 Responses

  1. Julie Ward says:
    April 4, 2020 at 01:17

    To get my grandson to understand the value of money and give him some responsibility

    Reply
  2. min says:
    March 31, 2020 at 22:29

    This would be perfect for my daughter – forever negotiating!

    Reply
  3. MichelleD says:
    March 29, 2020 at 12:14

    I’d love to give my daughter bit of extra responsiblity!

    Reply
  4. EMMA WALTERS says:
    March 28, 2020 at 16:40

    this would be perfect for my eldest son x

    Reply
  5. Sharon Everett says:
    March 28, 2020 at 00:33

    I’m not sure about. It. I suppose it helps give them some independence and confidence.

    Reply
  6. Tina Cleveland says:
    March 24, 2020 at 23:41

    I want my child to understand how money works and to feel responsible

    Reply
  7. Ruth Harwood says:
    March 23, 2020 at 09:24

    This would be great to help us teach our kids about the value of money xx

    Reply
  8. Adi says:
    March 21, 2020 at 19:51

    I love things like JuniorRevolut.com this that help our kids to manage money. I wish someone had taught me at a young age.

    Reply
  9. Dale Dow says:
    March 20, 2020 at 16:08

    I think it is about time that my son did something like this, will definitely look into it

    Reply
  10. Esme Mccrubb says:
    March 20, 2020 at 14:30

    I’d love this for my son Josh. I think it’s so important to learn the value of money

    Reply
  11. Margaret Gallagher says:
    March 19, 2020 at 23:45

    Learning the value of money : great skill for my nephew

    Reply
  12. Natalie Burgess says:
    March 19, 2020 at 22:55

    Id love to win for my children xx

    Reply
  13. Terry Becker says:
    March 19, 2020 at 09:35

    Like to win for our grandsons

    Reply
  14. Kelly Y says:
    March 19, 2020 at 07:20

    It’s never too early to learn financial literacy. Great way to teach my kid to save.

    Reply
  15. A.E. ADKINS says:
    March 19, 2020 at 00:47

    It’s about time that the boys took some financial responsibility but safely

    Reply
  16. Lucy Barlow says:
    March 18, 2020 at 23:10

    I’m not a mother myself but I am partner to a man with two girls – I’d love to be able to help in any way I can – and this looks like a great way to help the girls develop their independence while taking a bit of the worry off their Dads shoulders!

    Reply
  17. Kimberley Harris says:
    March 18, 2020 at 21:58

    This would be a great tool to teach my son about the value of money.

    Reply
  18. laura stewart says:
    March 18, 2020 at 20:35

    would love to win for my daughter xx

    Reply
  19. fiona waterworth says:
    March 18, 2020 at 19:52

    I would love this to teach my children the meaning of having money

    Reply
  20. Fiona jk42 says:
    March 18, 2020 at 15:33

    I’d love to win this for my granddaughter.

    Reply
  21. victoria minihane says:
    March 18, 2020 at 14:14

    My Daughter is the perfect age to start learning about money,how to save etc.This would be perfect for her.

    Reply
  22. Alice Dixon says:
    March 18, 2020 at 13:40

    My son has started thinking more about money and saving, this would be great for him

    Reply
  23. Glenn Lovatt says:
    March 18, 2020 at 11:49

    This looks really interesting. Going to seriously consider this for my kids.

    Reply
  24. Peter Watson says:
    March 18, 2020 at 10:58

    This would be very useful for my granddaughter.

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Vicki, mum to Oliver, 12,  Xander, 10, and 1 year old Florence. I’m also an award-winning blogger; broadcaster and parenting expert. Before setting up this blog in 2010, I was a TV director, screenwriter and filmmaker making documentaries, drama and commercials.
 
I wrote the bestselling book Mumboss-The Honest Mum’s Guide To Surviving and Thriving at Work and at Home in 2018, with a 2nd edition released in 2020 and the US and Canadian version titled The Working Mom was released in 2021.
 
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Does anyone else’s caption disappear after posti Does anyone else’s caption disappear after posting too? Croissants in the morning followed by collecting sticks and soaking up the sun rays in the park before the wind forced us home. Then boredom. Ennuie. Why don’t parents talk more openly about the monotony of motherhood (and fatherhood)? Probably because we’re shamed into being made to feel we must educate, inform and entertain (incidentally the BBC’s Reithian values) but I’m not Mr Tumble. I’m tired. My toddler is teething. Let’s all be more open. Parenting is often boring. Like life. ‘Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful as L.R. Knost wrote. It’s also, some days. Boring. How beautiful is this Starbucks though? (The doctor also encouraged us to try a little dairy recently hence the croissant. Milk is still too much but she’s fine with a little butter now) #motherhoodreel #mumreel #honestparenting #mamaproblems #themotherload #trendingaudio #motherhooduncensored #motherhoodlens #mumofthree #momofthree #humour #toddler #toddlermom #babiesofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #montherhoodunhinged #relatable #mutha #muthahood #mumstruggles #momreels #fy #fyp #mumreels #honestmom #honestmotherhood #croissants #fyp #french #leeds
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Ever feel like despite your best intentions, you get to the end of the week and have wasted food. We're making a conscious effort here as a family to change this, for our planet and our purse. 

Jacob’s Crackers @jacobsofficialuk have challenged me to make the most of what I already have in my fridge and pantry using up leftovers to make something yummy.

With just 3 ingredients, I made this quick and easy tzatziki dip (cucumber and yoghurt dip) to make a filling snack on store cupboard staple: delicious Jacob's Crackers. 

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of yoghurt (I used Greek Yoghurt but any works)
1/2 a cucumber, diced
2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Method: Pour the yoghurt into a small bowl. Add the cucumber and drizzle with the olive oil. Stir well. Dollop onto crackers. Makes 8 crackers. 4 shown. 

I hope you try it. 

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When my son asks to clean! #motherhoodreel #mumree When my son asks to clean! #motherhoodreel #mumreel #honestparenting #mamaproblems #themotherload #trendingaudio #funnymom #comedyreels #motherhooduncensored #motherhoodlens #mumofthree #momofthree #humour #toddler #toddlermom #babiesofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #montherhoodunhinged #relatable #mutha #muthahood #mumstruggles #momreels #mamareels #mamareel #mumreels #honestmom #honestmotherhood
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Camera roll drop from the past week 📸 if you fa Camera roll drop from the past week 📸 if you fancy a flick through! I love seeing others’ weekly round-ups so thought I’d share mine. Rediscovering Yorkshire and the ever-changing vibrant city of Leeds feels like my full time job at the moment, and to be fair, I’m loving it! Swipe for indie shops I bought plants 🪴 and groceries 🍎 🥕 🥒 from respectively in both Headingley @flourishheadingley and Chapel Allerton @thefruitstall and a lavish lunch at my father’s Italian restaurant @giorgiositalianleeds 🍝…Florence is growing in confidence with every @thelittlegymleeds_ session* (check out her forward roll 🙌) and next door we spotted the second edition of my book Mumboss (a manual on how to build a digital business and personal brand whilst navigating parenthood) in the library I grew up visiting and feeling inspired by. What a full circle moment 💫! When it comes to what I’m reading myself, check out @drayanpanja’s no-nonsense, frankly life-changing wellbeing book, The Health Fix* (flowers and jar @floral_expression_headingley), and the final shot is Florence full of joy and fresh air thanks to today’s appearance of the sun at the achingly beautiful @yspsculpture in her new pretty, pink @rachelrileyuk coat*. Thanks @fusecomms). What have you all been up to? Yorkshire folk, please let us know where to explore next in the comments. *gifts. #Leeds #Yorkshire #NorthLeeds #family #mumofthree #fy #fyp #explore #yorkshiresculpturepark #daysout #park #fun #motherhood #parenting #fromwhereistand #book #author #mumboss #momboss #library #countryside #city #motheranddaughter #authorsofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #graffiti #art #sculpture #ootd #style
‘Life is a combination of pasta 🍝 and magic 💫’-Federico Fellini.  Florence brought the magic 🪄and @giorgiositalianleeds, my Dad’s restaurant brought the pasta ♥️! And it’s always a mouthwatering feast at the finest Italian in town!!! We should know about great Italian food as its in our DNA! So, fun fact, I took a DNA test in 2017 to learn more about my heritage and my ancestry’s as follows 🧬  I’m 30.8 % Greek, 19.9% Italian (this makes sense historically as from 1489 until 1570/1 Cyprus, where my parents were born, was under Venetian rule), 19.1 % Mizrahi Jewish – Iranian/Iraqi, 10.4% Middle Eastern, 8.5% West Asian, 7.7% North African and 3.5% Ashkenazi Jewish. Fascinating huh? Have you ever traced your family lineage?  Food @giorgiositalianleeds, floral bouquet and jug bought @floral_expression_headingley , Florence’s dress @nextofficial my blouse @ukgap. motherhoodreel #mumreel #honestparenting #trendingaudio #fashion #style #classicalmusic #motherhoodlens #mumofthree #toddlermom #babiesofinstagram #momreels #mumreels #family #italy #restaurant #italianfood #explorepage #familytree #ancestry #dna #leeds #flowers #flowerstagram #motherdaughter #desserts #tiramisu #fy #fyp #italianstyle #flowers #flowersofinstagram
Does anyone else’s caption disappear after posti Does anyone else’s caption disappear after posting too? Croissants in the morning followed by collecting sticks and soaking up the sun rays in the park before the wind forced us home. Then boredom. Ennuie. Why don’t parents talk more openly about the monotony of motherhood (and fatherhood)? Probably because we’re shamed into being made to feel we must educate, inform and entertain (incidentally the BBC’s Reithian values) but I’m not Mr Tumble. I’m tired. My toddler is teething. Let’s all be more open. Parenting is often boring. Like life. ‘Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful as L.R. Knost wrote. It’s also, some days. Boring. How beautiful is this Starbucks though? (The doctor also encouraged us to try a little dairy recently hence the croissant. Milk is still too much but she’s fine with a little butter now) #motherhoodreel #mumreel #honestparenting #mamaproblems #themotherload #trendingaudio #motherhooduncensored #motherhoodlens #mumofthree #momofthree #humour #toddler #toddlermom #babiesofinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #montherhoodunhinged #relatable #mutha #muthahood #mumstruggles #momreels #fy #fyp #mumreels #honestmom #honestmotherhood #croissants #fyp #french #leeds
When a baby is born so is a mum, they say, but so When a baby is born so is a mum, they say, but so often we wander around post-partum, sleep-deprived and baby-brained clouded by fog, lost, unsure of who we are, or who we were. A 24/7 carer now. A companion. A confidante. An anchor for all however rocky we might feel internally. However directionless and damaged. Navigating the new me, the dog-tired, don’t recognise my body or mind me, has taken its toll. Trauma. Juggling. Moving cities. Changing our lives. Seeking a support network close to home. I’m slowly coming up for air now my daughter Florence will soon turn 15 months, and in flashes and flashbacks like a movie montage, I’m remembering what I like (witty chick lit, 90s r ‘n’ b, art galleries, the opera, city breaks, library visits, documentaries, Chanel lipstick, American reality TV, cheesy date nights with my husband and Espresso Martinis with my girlfriends) and what I’m good at (a visual eye, a raconteur, an analytical mind) as well as, and outside of, being a mum. I’m divided into three, spread butter thin most days, my time so short and craved-for and yet as my kids sleep, I wish them awake. I miss them. Not every night but many. This is the parenting paradox. I might be an experienced mum having had babies in my 20s, 30s and 40s but I often feel I’m failing. That I’m drowning head downin to-do lists, floundering under the mental load, the washing loads, the workloads…While the unconditional, often overwhelming and touched-out, can’t live without all-consuming honey-scented love of my kids will see me through, this job is hard for all. No parent has it easy. However pretty their Reels are, their highlights and best bits seem. After I poured this cup of tea, I took a deep breath in for 7, held it for 5, then out for 5. I’m taking my chaotic life one day and one breath at a time.
Sharing some stylish pieces from @phaseeight: the Sharing some stylish pieces from @phaseeight: the Candice Zip Dress in blue, the Sandra Swing Midi Coat in black and Tan Leather boots. I’ll be sharing another dress soon. Gift. Do you like the look? #mumstyle #momstyle #fashion #ootf #outfitoftheday #styleinspo #styleinspo #phaseeight #yorkshire #blogger #over40 #over40style #over40styleblogger #dress #dresses #coats #reels #explore #explorepage #exploremore #fy #fyp #motherhoodstyle #mumstyleblogger #fashionreels #exploreeverything #instagram #shoes #shoesaholic 👗
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