Lauren got a raise. I was walking on campus of one of the school’s where I teach when she came running up to me just as excited as the time she told me about getting her first job. Lauren is in second grade. After doing a lesson on ways for kids to make extra money, she came to class the following week with a job to take the garbage bin down to the curb and bring it back up. She…
I just got back from my lunch meeting with the student council at one of the school’s where I teach money management. They are helping put together Kidnexions’ first Kids’-Only Yard Sale. I’ve been salivating to do one ever since Keshelle from Camp Millionaire Bahamas emailed me about the one she was doing. What a totally cool idea! So here’s how it works. At least, this is what I’ve got so far. We’ll be “renting” out spaces in the school…
Last semester Ryan took a Home Economics class. His middle school offers a variety of elective classes so I was a little surprised that he decided on home ec. “It’s the food,” he explained when I asked about his decision. And that makes sense; what growing teenage boy doesn’t think of food all the time. But eating isn’t all they did in class. There was a whole unit on sewing. Ryan made a really cool gym bag which he…
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 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…