After Dinner Cents
AFTER DINNER CENTS
The most important money lessons don't start with spreadsheets—they start at the dinner table.
The conversation you start tonight could shape your family's relationship with money for years.
After Dinner Cents turns everyday conversations into lifelong money confidence.
Categories
150 Questions Across Six Themes
150 questions across six themes crafted to spark deeper conversations about money, relationships, and life.
Money DNA
$ 100
The beliefs that shaped how you think, choose, and feel about money.
Relationships
$ 100
The conversations that build trust and bring families closer.
Categories
Six themes. Hundreds of meaningful conversations.
120 questions across six themes (including Junior section) crafted to spark deeper conversations about money, relationships, and life.
Money DNA
Discover the hidden beliefs, childhood experiences and family stories that quietly shape every financial decision you make today.
Money DNA
What was the unspoken money rule in your home growing up?
Relationships
Explore how money influences trust, generosity, conflict and love. Discover conversations that strengthen relationships across generations.
Relationships
You love spending and someone close to you loves saving. How would you compromise?
Skills
Build practical money skills through honest conversations about earning, saving, spending, investing and making confident financial decisions.
Skills
If someone gave you $50,000 to invest today, what would you do?
Shopping
Build practical money skills through honest conversations about earning, saving, spending, investing and making confident financial decisions.
Shopping
If no one could see what you bought, would you shop differently?
Goals
Discover what success means to each member of your family and create goals that inspire action, purpose and a shared vision for the future.
Goals
If nothing changed in your life for five years, how would you feel?
Budget
Turn budgeting from a source of stress into a tool for freedom, helping your family spend with purpose and plan with confidence.
Budget
Where does your money disappear most easily?
Junior
Specially designed for ages 8–14, helping children build confidence, curiosity and healthy money habits from an early age.
Junior
If you were writing a letter to yourself to open when you are 18, what would you say about money?
Money DNA
The beliefs that shaped how you think, choose, and feel about money.
Relationships
The conversations that build trust and bring families closer.
Skills
The confidence to make decisions that feel clear and grounded.
Shopping
The habits and emotions behind what we buy (and why).
Budget
The everyday choices that create freedom and breathing room.
Goals
The future you want to build.
Imagine your first game...
A teenager laughs at a question they weren’t expecting.
A parent shares a childhood money story they’ve never told before.
A grandparent explains the first thing they ever saved for.
Forty-five minutes later, your family knows each other a little better and money has become a conversation instead of a taboo.
Who is this for?
Perfect for:
- Families with teenagers
- Adult children and parents
- Couples
- Grandparents
- Teachers
- Youth groups
- Teams
- Counsellors , therapists, Psychologists
How It Works
01
Gather Your People
Pull up a chair and gather your people around the kitchen table.
02
Draw a Card
Draw a card and read the question aloud.
03
Everyone Answers
Youngsters and grown-ups included. Let everyone be heard.
04
Let it Flow
Let the conversation take you places. There is no endgame but connection.
Families learn things they never knew
Children grow up with confidence, not anxiety
Real conversations replace awkward silences
Lessons get passed on & habits change
One card. One question. One conversation that could change everything.
Start tonight, at your own table.
What Makes After Dinner Cents Different?
| Typical Money Advice | After Dinner Cents |
|---|---|
| Lectures | Conversations |
| Budget worksheets | Real stories |
| One-way teaching | Everyone participates |
| Correct answers | Different perspectives |
| Pressure | Curiosity |
Testimonials
What Readers Are Saying
Faq
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. After Dinner Cents is designed for ages 14+, with a dedicated Junior section (ages 8–14) to help younger players join the conversation. Parents, teenagers, grandparents, couples, and friends all answer the same questions from their own perspective—which is where the best conversations begin.
From two people to a full dinner table.Play as a couple, with your family, or with a group of friends and colleagues. There are no teams, no points to keep, and no winners or losers—just meaningful conversations that everyone can take part in.
As long as you want.Draw one card after dinner and spend five minutes talking, or keep drawing cards for an hour. There are no rounds or timers, so you can play at your own pace.
Inside you'll find:
- 150 thoughtfully crafted conversation cards
- Six themed sectionscovering Money DNA, Relationships, Skills, Shopping, Budget, and Goals
- A Junior section (ages 8–14)so younger family members can join in
- A simple guide to help you get started in minutes
Everything is designed to make talking about money feel natural, engaging, and surprisingly enjoyable.
What's actually in the box?
Everything you Need to know
Quick answers to the most common questions about After Dinner Cents.
6 Sections
2+ Players
Ages 8+
10+ Minutes
Inside Every Box
Everything you need to start meaningful family conversations from the very first game.
120 Conversation Cards
Carefully crafted questions that help families laugh, reflect and discover new things about one another.
Junior Section
Age-appropriate questions that help children build confidence talking about money alongside the adults they trust.
Instruction Card
Learn the game in under two minutes and start meaningful conversations straight away.
Premium Box and Cards
A durable keepsake box with premium poker-sized cards (63 × 88 mm), designed to protect your game and look beautiful on your bookshelf or coffee table.
A Complete Family Financial Literacy System
Read it. Talk about it. Live it.
Two powerful resources. One shared mission: Stronger money conversations. Confident families. Lasting impact.
Financially Illiterate
Understand the psychology of money.
After Dinner Cents
Put those ideas into practice through conversation.
Together, they help families learn, reflect, and grow.
Because financial literacy is not just about knowing the numbers — it’s about understanding the stories, habits, and conversations behind them.
Expert
Thought-Provoking Conversations
Thought provoking and sometimes confronting, these questions encourage reflection on where your financial beliefs, habits and literacy has come from. A valuable opportunity to explore both the positive influences and the limiting messages that have shaped your relationship with money.
Vera Mannion | Director | HRX Consulting
The Conversations That Matter Most
Imagine discovering something you never knew about the people you love—a belief, a fear, or a money story they’ve been carrying for years—all because one conversation card finally opened the door.
The conversations that matter most are often the ones we never think to start.
One day, you’ll wish you’d asked more questions. Today, you still can.