Make Your Kid a Money Whiz

[junis57601]

This was in my Daily Worth email this morning and I wanted to share:

Three Sites That Teach the Value of a Buck

At some point, your little birdies are going to dive out of the nest and directly into a hurricane of credit offers, career decisions, and spending temptations.

Prevent a financial nosedive by teaching them money must-knows before they fly—without the eye-rolling.


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http://zibkids.com/ makes starting a business fun and easy (and free). Kids pick from a menu of business ideas (from jewelry design to the traditional lemonade racket), and Zibkids provides a guide, a biz-card template, flyers, a website, and a neat profit-tracking tool. Best for elementary- and middle-schoolers.

   
tykoon.com digitizes the family economy, turning “Buy me this!” into a lasting teachable moment. Families negotiate tasks and rewards (some financial, some not). Kids can save for short- and long-term goals, and share their spending and giving decisions with parents and parent-approved friends. Tykoon is free and geared toward eight- to 12-year-olds.

   
myclassroomeconomy.org is a program that helps teachers create a “mini-economy” for their students. There are no boring classes—it’s fun, natural, and designed to complement, rather than replace, the existing curriculum. Share this free resource with your kid’s teachers—grades K-12.

[bobes915]

Thanks for passing along these resources.  They will come in handy in a few years 

[briannajeanxo]

thanks, i might need these in a few years!!

[BaudLight]

There are probably some adults out there that could benefit from some of these lessons. 

[tantricia44]

Thanks for the information! I need a refresher not my nieces who're super genius' in the area of monies. LoL

[superteacher]

Thanks a lot for the post and I think they will benefit a lot of parents here on this forum. I am one of them