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Making Money Real for Kids
Making money real for kids is an important undertaking. Every few months I have the pleasure of teaching children as a volunteer for Junior Achievement and the kids are delightful. They’re inquisitive, energetic, and little truth-tellers. One little boy kept hugging me and when I asked him why, he said it was because I was […]
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Should Financial Education Be Taught In Schools?
We live in a time when teaching financial responsibility to children and young adults is increasingly important. In fact, data from the Federal Reserve shows that 40% of American Households cannot withstand a financial emergency of $400 or more. While it’s likely that no one will argue that financial education is vital to kids growing up […]
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Helping Teens Learn About Money
They may be just a handful of years away from adulthood, but many teens have no clue about seemingly simple money matters. If you parent, chances are you’re going to have to take on the task of helping teens learn about money. A recent global study, which included teens in the United States, found that […]
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Teach Them Well: An age-by-age guide for teaching kids about financial literacy
As kids begin the school year, there’s one subject that’s missing from many of their class schedules, even at the high school level – personal finance and economics. According to the Council for Economic Education’s 2016 Survey of the States, only 17 states require high school students take a class in personal finance. Just 20 […]