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kids and money

Kids and Money

6 Things Your Elementary School Child Should Know About Money: Financial literacy for kids begins at home, since few schools offer classes. Elementary school is the perfect age to begin basic personal finance lessons.

6 Things Your Elementary School Child Should Know About Money

by Kerry

Teach Kids the Value and Meaning of Money With This Game

by Kerry
Money Management for Teens: Parents can play a big part in teaching teens how to manage money. Here's one thing you can do to prepare your teen for financial independence.

Do This One Thing So Your Teen Can Manage Money

by Kerry
Money Lessons I Wish I'd Learned When I Was Young: Lessons in budgeting, saving, investing and making money I wish I'd learned before my 20s. It's never too early to teach kids about money!

Money Lessons I Wish I’d Learned When I Was Young

by Kerry
How My Parents Taught Me About Finances: How can parents teach their kids about money? This Millennial thinks his parents did a pretty good job and tells us what made them successful.

How My Parents Taught Me About Finances

by Kerry
Should Parents Pay Their Kids for Good Grades?: Paying kids to perform well in school - get good grades - does get results, but there are unexpected consequences.

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

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
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
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
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
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