In the Black

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. I recently read a copy of 1000 Best Smart Money Secrets for Students by Debby Fowles. It seems like a great resource to [...]

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. Whether you or your children are saving money for something, sometimes it gives you more incentive when you have a reminder of what [...]

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. There are many resources to use to teach kids about money and saving. Following are ten that I would recommend. 1) Money Savvy [...]

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For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. Yesterday, I posted about Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Jr. Today I am discussing the teen programs he has developed. Generation Change for teens [...]

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Junior is a great way to teach kids about the importance of saving money for things that they want [...]

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. Junior Achievement is a program where business people volunteer in classrooms in the area to teach children about business and financial matters. All [...]

For the month of October I am participating in a 31 day event where bloggers post each day on different topics. I chose the topic of teaching kids about money and finances. I recently read Raising Financially Confident Kids by Mary Hunt. It is the story of the plan they used with their sons to [...]

I saw a recent article online about 29 Ways to Waste Money. Many times we pay more attention on how to save money on larger purchases, but small expenses can add up quicklyn How many of these are you guilty of?

I feel it is important to start teaching kids about saving and spending when they are young. I saw a recent post on Money Saving Mom about the storybook, A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams. Vera Williams has written several storybooks and I found three that are about saving money for things [...]