Take a Trip to Planet Orange!
Several weeks ago while preparing material for Money Smart Kids, I came across the website Planet Orange. The website was created by ING Direct as a way to help teach kids more about money and how to...
View ArticleSAVING Buys a New Bike!
Those of you who are familiar with our family know that my children budget any money they receive through their allowance, monetary gifts and that they make on their own, between their four piggy...
View ArticleKids & Summer Employment – Think Beyond the Lemonade Stand!
We don’t plan on giving our children an allowance forever and we’ve already begun discussing plans on way they can begin to make their own money. Summer presents the ideal time to get kids thinking...
View ArticleBack to School – Tips how kids can help with their piggy banks
With October here, kids are finally into the swing of things with school and new routines. Now, presents a great time to have kids budget and use money from their piggy banks to help pay and make...
View ArticleAll I Want for Christmas is my Piggy Banks
Monetary gifts are becoming a popular choice when you just don’t know what to buy for a kid. Sometimes it’s easier to hand over some money and let a child decide what they would like to buy when you...
View ArticleFinancial Literacy for All Learning Styles
Literacy can be defined as the ability to understand all forms of communication, be it through reading, speaking, listening and viewing. Literacy works hand in hand with the three basic learning...
View ArticleLessons Learned with SPENDING Money
Over the March break we finally decided to take our kids to the science center. They were excited about taking their SPENDING money with them to purchase something to bring home from the gift shop. I...
View ArticleThe 4 Little Pigs for ipad!
We are excited to offer our award winning book “The 4 Little Pigs” (a financial values book for children) in its digital version for ipad! Children will love to see the story in its entirety and in...
View ArticleWhat an 8 year old does with $190 in Birthday Money
On the weekend we celebrated my daughter’s 8th Birthday. She received money from several relatives (a total of $190) and we thought it would be interesting to see how she would budget it between her 4...
View ArticleAdvance on Allowance?
Would you give your child an advance on their allowance? This question was asked of me by my 9 year old son this week. The book fair would be at his school this week and after their class had a chance...
View ArticleDiscontinued Piggy Banks
We have recently made the decision to discontinue the sets of piggy banks that go along with “The 4 Little Pigs” storybook. As our company moves forward, we plan to do a re-print of the storybook with...
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