Hi, I'm Jillian — store owner, employer, and mom of two in Vermont. For over a decade, I've hired and trained teenagers through their first jobs at Barnard General Store.

The same story kept repeating: teens who'd never touched cash, never read a pay stub, never understood why their paycheck was smaller than expected. They'd grown up in a world where money was just a number on a screen.

I searched for an allowance system that actually prepared kids for the real world. I found gimmicks. So I built what I wanted: a system that grows with your child from kindergarten to their first paycheck — no screens required.