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19 Fun Counting Games and Activities for Kids: To be able to learn about money, kids first need to know number recognition and how to count. But how to make it fun? Here are 19 fun counting games and activities for kids.

19 Fun Counting Games & Activities for Kids

by Kerry
pay kids for good grades

Why Paying Kids to Get Good Grades Can Backfire – And What to Do Instead

by Kerry
How to Raise Kids Who Are the Opposite of Spoiled: New York Times Columnist Ron Lieber wants to help parents raise kids who are both money-savvy and grounded in his book "The Opposite of Spoiled".

How to Raise Kids Who are the Opposite of Spoiled

by Kerry
Why You Should Stop Making School Lunch for Your Kids: Here's why I stopped making school lunch for my kids.

Why You Should Stop Making School Lunch for Your Kids

by Kerry
Kids will have fun playing the Exact Change game while also learning the difference between pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and bills.

Teach Kids How to Make Exact Change with this Game

by Kerry
How to Earn Money as a Kid: It's important for kids to learn the value of work - even young kids! Here are a few ways young elementary school age kids can earn money through work.

How to Make Money as a Kid: Young Elementary Kids

by Kerry
Math and Money Lessons with The Clumsy Thief: The Clumsy Thief game uses money cards to teach kids how to add in double digits as well as do mental math quickly.

Math and Money Lessons with the Clumsy Thief

by Kerry
get started on kids chores

How to Get Kids Started on Chores – and Keep Them Motivated

by Kerry
6 Things Your 5-Year-Old Should Know About Money: When it comes to teaching kids about money, even three to five-year-old kids can learn something. Here are a few lessons your kids can learn before they turn five.

6 Things Your 5-Year-Old Should Know About Money

by Kerry
Research shows giving kids an allowance is beneficial, but setting it up correctly is important. Here are 9 mistakes to avoid when giving kids an allowance.

9 Mistakes to Avoid When Giving Kids an Allowance

by Kerry
Teaching kids how to budget their money is a life skill that can begin at an early age. Here are a few ways you can help your kids get started.

How to Encourage Kids to Budget Their Money

by Kerry

The Secret to Teaching Kids to Save Their Money

by Kerry
7 Things You Should Stop Paying For Once Your Kids Have an Allowance: When you give your kids an allowance, you're giving them the responsibility to pay for more things on their own.

9 Things You Should Stop Paying for Once Your Kids Have an Allowance

by Kerry
Kids benefit from doing daily chores: Research shows that giving kids daily chores can help them in school, with relationships, and later in their professions. 

Why Kids Need Chores to be Successful in Life

by Kerry
17 Fun Money Activities for Kids: Try these 17 money activities for kids to teach them the value of coins and dollars.

17 Fun Money Activities for Kids

by Kerry
Rewarding kids for good behavior: When children do something good, parents naturally want to reward them. But often overlooked are the effects certain rewards have on a child's view of self-worth and success.

Rewarding Kids for Good Behavior: What Works and What Backfires

by Kerry
7 Kids Volunteer Activities You Can Do At Home: Families are busy - between work, school, after-school activities, sports, cooking dinner, and trying to stay sane, it's not always possible to have a regular volunteer commitment. Fortunately, there are a number of volunteer activities you can do with your kids right out of the home.

No Time to Volunteer? 7 Kids Volunteer Projects You Can Do at Home

by Kerry
How to Raise Kids Who are Generous and Charitable: Teaching charity begins at home - raise kids who are generous and charitable with these 7 tips.

How to Raise Generous and Charitable Kids

by Kerry
8 Stories that Inspire Generosity and Charity in Kids: What better way to teach children about generosity and charitableness than by sharing stories of kids who began charities, often before high school. 

8 Stories to Inspire Generosity and Charity in Kids

by Kerry
27 Kids Books About Money: A list of our family's favorite books about money. Includes PDFs that list the books by money topic and age appropriateness.

28 Children’s Books About Money

by Kerry
Three Games to Help Kids Learn Math Facts: Mastering math facts is the basis of many life endeavors, especially managing money. Here are three games our family uses to learn math facts.

Three Games for Learning Math Facts

by Kerry
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