It has become very clear over the years that though Camp Millionaire is a rocking fabulous program any way you want to teach it (1 day to 5 days or more), it is just a whole lot of information to get under your belt to teach well. Our 5-day Train-the-Trainer changes lives...so we've been told [...]
You know the saying, "Better Late Than Never"? Well, I think ANYTIME you can use The Money Game to teach kids and teens (and their parents) about money, it's a great thing. Here's the latest letter I got today (December 30, 2010) from Amy who bought the The Money Game 5 months ago. She taught [...]
This is a great question. It was sent it by Elisa, one of our licensees in Monterey, Mexico. Her specific question was: Question: Why aren't the money jar percentages aligned exactly with the money game expenses? For example, why isn't there savings bag in the money game and why is donation 10% in the money [...]
Another great question. I've got it from many people over the years in regard to offering week-long or short format Camp Millionaire programs to school, park & rec departments, YMCAs, etc. Here are my suggestions. Step 1: Decide on the best format for your market. Ideas... All day program of at least 3 hours to [...]
When was the last time you celebrated learning something? For some, celebrating comes easy but for most human beings, celebrating is attached to accomplishing something monumental. But think about the last time you watched, or glanced at, a football game. Those guys only have to get the ball down the field a few feet in [...]
Here's a great video that is worth the couple of minutes it takes to watch. Many parents are still convinced that their kids have to get good grades in school in order to get good jobs as adults. But there is a better way. Teaching kids how to be business owners and entrepreneurs puts them [...]
Money. No matter how you look at it, on some level, you need it. You need it for shelter. You need it for food. And you need it for a zillion other things that make life a little more convenient and enjoyable. Whether you love it or despise it, it's part of life and the [...]
That's a great question. The answer is..."Everything" but it's not quite as challenging as yo might think. Basically, there are the following pieces (refer to image at the right): 1) The Expense Bags (there are 8 of them) 2) The Asset Bags (there are 3 of them) 3) Instructional Manual (you'll print this) [...]
The String Challenge... When we started hosting financial education camps back in 2002, one of the first thing I noticed was how uncomfortable the kids were when they first came into the room on the first day, as well as subsequent days during the week. I realized early on that if we wanted to keep [...]
You know those first few moments when you meet someone for the first time and they say... "So...what do YOU do?" And sometimes you know what to say but most of the time you walk away knowing you either: 1) Said too much. 2) Bored them to pieces. 3) Could tell they really [...]
If you missed the original teleseminar we did on The Money Game but don't want to listen to, you can read what we talked about here. My suggestion is to print it out, find yourself a little tea and enjoy... Here we go... "Hi and Welcome to The Money Game Teleseminar My name is Elisabeth [...]
Anita is busy using The Money Game in her math class this time. I love that she sends us these fabulous updates! This is what I got today... YAY YAY YAY. Have just finished teaching/playing the money game with my Math class. This time I did it in blocks of 1 hour over 2 weeks [...]
