In more than one way, the field of financial education, which is supposed to lead to an improved state of financial literacy for those who participate in courses, seminars, online teleseminars and more, is like a game. The field of financial literacy is rife with organizations which promote financial education curriculums to those who wish [...]
Where do babies come from? This is one of the most dreaded questions a child can ask a parent...unless they're ready for it. The same goes for questions about money...and for many of the same reasons. Parents often don't relish talking to their children about money. Whether it's because they don't know how, are financially [...]
In all of my years teaching kids about money and investing, I have rarely run across a child who, given the opportunity, can't come up with a myriad of great ideas for a business in the 'starting a business' activity we do in Camp Millionaire. Kids just seem to be naturally born creators, and though [...]
Welcome to the wonderful world called The Money Game. The Money Game is a financial literacy game 'event' where the players (kids, teens or adults) are literally the pieces. What being the pieces means is that the players move around the room and experience the wonderful world of financial education in a whole new way...they [...]
We all want our children to grow up and experience life in a grander, more profound way than we have. At least most parents do. I think most of us can also agree that living grander often takes a little bit of moolah...which makes teaching your kids about money one of parenting's most important tasts. [...]
Welcome to The Money Game. You have just made a commitment to the being part of the most profoundly effective solution to the question... "How do we teach a world full of children about money in a way that is relevant, effective and fun?" The Money Game is a financial education game 'event' where the [...]
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We all accept the idea that an education is one of the most valuable things a human being can have. Yet, the truth is that a grade here and a grade there isn't what's going to make our kids happy, healthy, productive human beings and yet we push them to get the best grades they [...]
For anyone to do anything, they usually have to have a compelling reason to do so. Regardless of age, doing something 'just because' doesn't generally work too well. This is the exact reason why you must help children provide their own compelling reason for starting a business. Let's take, for example, two situations for have [...]
"But mommy...just go to the ATM and get some money." Sound familiar? We might laugh, but the truth is...kids really do think that's where money comes from because that's where they see us get it from. But what do you say when you're out of money temporarily and you CAN'T go get money from the [...]
If you're using the Ultimate Allowance System, or any derivation there of, you will have figured out what you normally spend on your children for the holidays (all of them) and added it into their monthly allowance figures. Hopefully, you will have also encouraged them to figure out how to make a little of this [...]
If you've ever wondered what the other EXPERTS think about allowances, check out this free ebook from Amanda van der Gulick of TeachingChildrenAboutMoney. She's doing a great job helping me help parents empower their kids and she loved my book so much she put together this book of what the experts thought. Enjoy...
