Remember when I wrote about one of my students, Angie, who made flyers for her pet-sitting business? She’s been working her tail off! And her sister, Naomi, who was also in the class…well, I’ll just let you read the email I received from their mom: Angie finished her weekend of dog sitting this past weekend. 2 labs for 2 days. On Saturday Naomi passed out fliers on her bathroom cleaning business. Half an hour before she came back she received…
I picked Ryan up from his day at the mall with his friend, Cody. Ryan and his friends usually don’t hang out at the mall which is fine with me. I find that when I go to the mall I always discover things that I didn’t think I needed but all of a sudden have a desire to buy. I have pretty good self discipline and don’t often succumb to the temptations, but I can see where it would require a…
I was going through my binder of story ideas for my monthly Kidnexions Connection newsletter and found a post-it with a story about Nathan. It’s a good thing I took the time to write the story down because I had forgotten all about it. So here’s the first in a series I’m calling ‘Flashback’ as I remember or find things my kids did when they were growing up that relates to learning about money. Sometimes we adults use vocabulary words that don’t…
I was so excited when Angie, an eight year old in one of my money classes, announced that the flyers she and her mom had passed out the week before resulted in a phone call for her pet-sitting service. And the gleam in Angie’s eyes as she described for the class how she would be feeding, walking, and playing with her two charges, a yellow lab and a golden retriever. “They’re such friendly dogs and so much fun to play with. I…
“Uh oh,” said Gabby after tallying the Are You More of a Savor or a Spender? questions during my 5/6 money class yesterday. She had answered every single spending question with a ‘yes’ which translated to: she liked to spend. Hanging at the mall, well that was paradise. And she’s only 10 years old. A lot of parents don’t realize the potential problem in their kids’ spending habits because, hey, they’re just kids and what kid doesn’t like to…