alisa weinstein explains. she's author of "earn it, learn it," which was just named children's book of the year by the institute for financial literacy. >> i don't like to cook, i like to eat. but i don't like to cook. my daughter, however, loves to cook. so every so often, we'll cook. she doesn't care that i'm no expert chef. what she loves is to watch me follow a recipe and give it a go. teaching about money's the same thing. parents don't have to be financial experts. we don't have to spend weeks prepping in the library, attending all these seminars, making up all these crazy charts. we just need to give it a go. you know enough to get the ball rolling, even with a financial blunder or two, or 12, under your belt. start with the basics. "here's a dollar-- spend it. save it. spend it, then wish you saved it." and as your child advances, so will you. when he starts asking questions you don't know the answer to, it's okay to admit it. talk about what you wish you knew at his age. then, look it up together. fin