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Adopt a Class or School – Change a Life Campaign

Adopt a Class or School – Change a Life Campaign

We’re working with Sammy Rabbit on his “Adopt a Class or School – Change a Life” campaign. If you’d like to participate, email me. Details are below. “Adopt a Class Change a Life” Campaign Special Teach Children SMART Money Habits! Book + Music + Activity Strategic Multi media, Multi intelligence approach teaches smart money habits; builds reading and listening skills! Special (limited time only) 3 Items for price of 1 Get a FREE Story Book: It’s a Habit, Sammy Rabbit!…

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Great Holiday Gifts: Board Games that Teach Money Concepts to Kids

Great Holiday Gifts: Board Games that Teach Money Concepts to Kids

Board games are always great gifts for the holidays.  And board games that teach kids money skills are doubly great!  The key is to sneak in the “money conversation” as you play. For example, the popular Game of Life oozes opportunities to discuss buying a house, paying insurance, being prepared for unexpected expenses, playing the stock market… And the lesser known Allowance Game is perfect for discussing wise spending choices, earning interest on savings, and jobs that your kids can…

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How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

This is Ryan right before he left to go on his first interview for a busboy position at the local sandwich shop.  He was nervous.  Very nervous.  I knew he would be, so a few days before the interview we began role-playing.  I wanted him to feel comfortable and confident that he was qualified for the job. Although it’s always hard to know exactly what questions are going to be asked during an interview, there tend to be some standard…

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Easy Money

Easy Money

As I sit here writing this, my youngest son is out pounding the pavement. Money motivates him. Not in an unhealthy, consuming kind of way. But in an I-can’t-turn-down-this-opportunity kind of way. And I’m okay with that as long as his ethics and priorities are in the right place. And they are. This is not the first time this opportunity has presented itself. There was a flyer on top of his newspaper stack last week (he has a once-a-week paper…

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Preparing Our Children for Kindergarten: Using Everyday Opportunities to Teach Concepts in Money

Preparing Our Children for Kindergarten: Using Everyday Opportunities to Teach Concepts in Money

All parents want their children to succeed in school. And since Kindergarten is a child’s first exposure to “formal” schooling, preparing them for success is an important first step on the academic ladder. But “preparing” our kids for academic success does not mean completing reams of worksheets and stacks of flashcards. It’s actually a lot easier than that. It simply requires looking for opportunities to seamlessly tie “lessons” into daily life. And the good news is, because these lessons are…

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