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Karyn Hodgens
Kids Personal Finance Educator
Elementary Math Specialist
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Other Literacy…Financial Literacy
We all know that literacy, the ability to read and write, is an important life skill. It’s so important that we often create an environment at home to reflect this. We start reading to our kids from an early age, … Continue reading
Getting Kids EXCITED About Saving Money
When Ryan was seven years old, John and I discovered he had a spending problem. As serious as a seven year old can have. It was all about Pokemon cards. Each week he would drain his money on the cute … Continue reading
Personal Finance for Kids?
So it happened again to me today, and it’s happened enough that I decided to write about it…and solicit your help. I was chatting with a woman I just met about this, that, and the other, when, inevitably, the question … Continue reading
Should We Teach Financial Literacy?
I just read an interesting article that basically said that teaching financial literacy in school has no impact on kids learning to make healthy money choices. If you’re interested, here it is. The article quoted Professor Emeritus Lewis Mandell who … Continue reading
Teaching Kids to be Wise Consumers
Teaching kids to be wise consumers requires that we have them reflect on their purchases…before they spend the money. And an easy way to do this is to teach them the Three Money Questions: Do I need it? Can I … Continue reading