With Financial Literacy Month right around the corner (April!), now is a great time to chat with your kids about money and sharpen their financial literacy. This Spring, National Geographic Kids Books is debuting Not-So-Common Cent$ (written by Sarah Wassner Flynn, ages 8-12, 160 pgs, paperback) -- the ultimate book of all things money and an excellent resource to helps kids learn about earning and budgeting money, using a bank account and understanding the history of money, why we use it and how it works.
This book gives young readers a broad look at everything from cash to coins, credit cards to crypto currency and so much more. Find out how money is made, how banks began, why the cost of certain things changes over time and varies around the world, the very cool ways some people have earned big bucks, and how others share their savings to help people in need. Most important? This book gets kids thinking about how to save smart, spend wisely and even how to start making their own money. Featuring a kid friendly layout, engaging and practical information and "Chameleonaire" -- a top hat wearing chameleon that pops up throughout the book with cool facts and helpful tips -- Not-So-Common Cent$ is designed to entertain while the words educate.
From kids looking to start filling their piggy banks to aspiring entrepreneurs, Not-So-Common Cent$ is packed with important facts about money that kids can't afford to miss, including:
- The basics of saving (including some brilliant hacks), investing, and interest
- What “credit” really means
- Inventive ways to get your ideas flowing and money growing
- What the stock market is, and how money moves around the world today
- Ins and outs of cryptocurrency and other “new” money
- The importance of giving back―one of the best things a fiscally responsible global citizen can do
- Why being smart with money = a big step toward independence
- How money is made
- Various banknotes and coins from around the world, and throughout history
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Do you have any special tips you teach your kids to learn about money-management?
ReplyDeleteWe tell them to keep all accounting in Excel Spreadsheets and use Personal Finance software as much as possible.
We do a lot to teach about money management. My boys have several bank accounts/jars for different purposes.
ReplyDeleteOne account is for college (or grown-up life in general, should they choose not to go to college) and is a high-yield savings account. They put money in and we do not take it out. They watch the interest fluctuate and their accounts grow.
Another account is at a local bank. They had to interview bank tellers to find the best-suited one for their needs. This account is for savings they may want to pull from. It earns a small amount of interest and they have to keep track of the amounts in and out.
They also have the "spend, save, give" jars that have smaller amounts that they do not keep in the bank. They use these for tithing and for buying gifts for people, mostly.
I share a lot of other tips with them too and am very open with them about our income and finances and budget, so they can see what goes in and out and how I track it on my spreadsheet and all of that. Learning to handle small amounts for toys is one thing, but learning how Mom and Dad manage the whole house (with one-and-a-half incomes) gives them a lot more real-life insight.
Not really any tips, that's why I am hoping to win this book! LOL I just try to teach my kids to put 10% away out of every monies they receive. That way they can have a savings & will also help with tithing when they get older.
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