Teaching Kids Finances
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Downloadable Activities
Suggested Financial Themed Reading
- Little Critter: Just Saving My Money (My First I Can Read)
- Follow the Money!
- A Dollar for Penny (Step Into Reading, Level 2)
- Bargain for Frances (I Can Read, Level 2)
- The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense
- A Chair for My Mother
- Beatrice's Goat
- Money, Money, Honey Bunny!
- The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: One Cent, Two Cents
- Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It? Making Budget Choices
- Bunny Money
- Gabriel Gets a Great Deal
- How Much Is a Million? (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Just Enough Carrots
- Tia Isa Wants a Car (Available in Spanish)
- Willie Wins
- Yasmin's Hammer
- Abuela's Weave
- Elevator Magic
- Rickshaw Girl
- Isabel's Car Wash
- Lemonade for Sale
- Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock
- The Story of Money
- Lawn Boy
- Eyewitness Books: Money
- The Mighty Miss Malone
- Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed
- Follow Your Money: Who Gets It, Who Spends It, Where Does It Go?
- Go Figure! A Totally Cool Book about Numbers
- Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
- Make Lemonade
- Mr. Chickee's Funy Money
- One Hen: how One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
- The Lemonade War Series #1: The Lemonade War (Available in Spanish)
- Not Your Parents' Money Book: Making, Saving, and Spending Your Own Money
- Paying for College Without Going Broke
- Start It Up: Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions into Pay
- The Wealthy Barber, Updated 3rd Edition
- Making Money Work: The Teen's Guide to Saving, Investing and Building Wealth
- All About the Green
- Little Critter: Just Saving My Money (My First I Can Read)
- Follow the Money!
- A Dollar for Penny (Step Into Reading, Level 2)
- Bargain for Frances (I Can Read, Level 2)
- The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense
- A Chair for My Mother
- Beatrice's Goat
- Money, Money, Honey Bunny!
- The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: One Cent, Two Cents
- Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It? Making Budget Choices
- Bunny Money
- Gabriel Gets a Great Deal
- How Much Is a Million? (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Just Enough Carrots
- Tia Isa Wants a Car (Available in Spanish)
- Willie Wins
- Yasmin's Hammer
- Abuela's Weave
- Elevator Magic
- Rickshaw Girl
- Isabel's Car Wash
- Lemonade for Sale
- Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock
- The Story of Money
- Lawn Boy
- Eyewitness Books: Money
- The Mighty Miss Malone
- Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed
- Follow Your Money: Who Gets It, Who Spends It, Where Does It Go?
- Go Figure! A Totally Cool Book about Numbers
- Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
- Make Lemonade
- Mr. Chickee's Funy Money
- One Hen: how One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
- The Lemonade War Series #1: The Lemonade War (Available in Spanish)
- Not Your Parents' Money Book: Making, Saving, and Spending Your Own Money
- Paying for College Without Going Broke
- Start It Up: Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions into Pay
- The Wealthy Barber, Updated 3rd Edition
- Making Money Work: The Teen's Guide to Saving, Investing and Building Wealth
- All About the Green
Articles, Coaching Sessions, and Calculators
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Test your cyber safety smarts with an interactive simulation designed for teens 13-18.
Learn how different savings accounts can help pave the way to financial security.
With this savings calculator, you can see how your money will grow in a savings account and compare how different compound interest rates and saving periods impact your savings.
Following the 50/30/20 Rule, divide your income into three categories: Needs, Wants, and Savings.
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