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…
“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…
I was working with a group of 4th and 5th graders on Pet Project, a project where kids get to take care of a pet for a year. Part of the project requires kids to go through catalogs and buy things for their pet. They need to fill in a real order form and write a check using some old checks I saved when I closed an account (with all important information blacked out). They love this project because they…
Spending money is easy. Ask any kid. For most, the list of things they want is endless. And spending money is not bad, it’s just important to spend it wisely. That was the idea behind a lesson I did with a group of second graders. But I didn’t tell them that. I thought it would be more fun if I tempted them and let them figure it out. So I printed a whole bunch of stickers for items that kids…
I was in Michael’s yesterday buying key charms for my money management lesson on the keys to compounding. With my 40% off coupon, of course. I was behind a mom who I felt increasingly sympathetic for. But not really because she allowed herself to be in the position she was in. The mom was there with her two daughters. They looked to be about 8- and 9-years old. The older one asked her mom if she could buy one of…