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Karyn Hodgens
Kids Personal Finance Educator
Elementary Math Specialist
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Yippee! I've Got Money! A Letter to Teens
I was asked to contribute an article to a book being published on kids and financial literacy (will share more on that later). Apart from being thrilled to have been asked, I happen to love writing, so I jumped at … Continue reading
The Cell Phone: A Powerful Learning Tool
There was a huge graphic of a cell phone on the front page of the Sacramento Bee this morning. It was all about the love affair tweens and teens have with their cell phones confirmed in a study by Pew … Continue reading
Is It Worth It?
Ryan just spent $204.44. He didn’t do it lightly. That’s because he knows just how long it took him to earn that money. His one-day-a-week paper route earns him $11/week. That’s 19 weeks of folding and throwing papers. But he … Continue reading
Dinosaur: A Very Large Dog with No Fur
I was participating in a webinar yesterday about kids and money. And by ‘participating’ I mean ‘listening’. That’s because I was cooking dinner at the same time. The experts were a certified financial planner and an executive director in retail … Continue reading
Tapping Into Kids' Desires to Be Grown-Up
One of the best ways to teach kids anything is to get them actively involved. Take check writing, for instance. Although most of us have turned to online banking as a way to pay bills, there are times when the … Continue reading