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Financial Literacy Resources
and Links
Money Sites for Kids
Articles on Kids and
Allowances
Articles on Kids and Money
Management
Books on Kids' Allowances and
Money Management
Financial Literacy Resources and Links
The Jumpstart
Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy:
Dedicated to establishing the personal financial
literacy of our youth this site provides a wealth of
resources including literacy standards for K-12, a
clearinghouse of valuable literacy publications, and
information on legislation and state coalitions.
EconEdLink:
A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based
economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and
their students.
The Mint:
This site provides tools to help parents as well as
educators teach children to manage money wisely and
develop good financial habits.
Sense and Dollars:
Designed for kids in middle
and high school, this site gives these kids
opportunities to practice saving, spending, earning,
and investing money. A great resource for
parents and teachers, too.
Kids and Money:
This site provides information on the highly
acclaimed book by Jayne Pearl, Kids and Money:
Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially.
Institute for Consumer
Financial Education: This is
a consumer-oriented, non-profit public educational
organization focused on improving the spending and
saving habits of our citizens. The site
provides a variety of educational resources and
articles to help consumers understand debt, credit,
spending, saving, financial planning, etc.
Kids Turn Central:
This site is devoted to providing
kids a safe place to talk, share, and learn. Kids
can have fun learning about topics of interest to
them and parents can relax knowing that their
children are in a safe on-line environment.
It's a Habit:
"Changing children's lives one dime at a time," this
site offers books, music CDs, and author/character
appearances all focused on teaching children and
their families good savings habits.
Creative Wealth International:
A site dedicated to promoting financial literacy
through curriculum tools and workshops for kids and
adults.
Inspired Parenting:
Inspired Parenting provides inspiration and
mind-body approaches for parenting the whole child,
which includes support for children's physical
health, emotions, mental development, and spirit.
Cash Management Connection:
Offers KIDSCA$H and
MYCA$H basic money management workbooks for
everyone: kids, teens, college students, adults and
couples (and Spanish versions, too!), as well as
classroom curricula on basic money management for
both kids and adult learners.
Monetta Young Investor Fund:
Monetta Young Investor Fund is a no-load mutual fund
targeted at children and teenagers to help them
develop basic financial skills. This
comprehensive investing program includes a
kid-themed fund, investment kit, free college
tuition credit, investment newsletter and various
online games and activities where kids can
participate to win prizes. An excellent
college investment plan.
The Dollar Stretcher:
"Living Better for Less" A great resource for
articles on a variety of issues relating to money.
WIFE.org:
The Women’s Institute for Financial Education (WIFE.org)
is the oldest non-profit organization dedicated to
providing financial education to women in their
quest for financial independence.
Money
Sites for Kids:
 Articles
on Kids and Allowances:
 Articles
on Kids and Money Management:
Books on
Kids' Allowances
and Money Management
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Raising Financially Fit Kids by
Joline Godfrey
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Raising Money
Smart Kids by Janet Bodnar
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The Kids' Allowance Book by Amy
Nathan
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Ultimate Kids' Money Book by
Neale S. Godfrey
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Money Doesn't Grow on Trees:
A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially
Responsible Children by Neale S. Godfrey
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It's A Habit, Sammy Rabbit by
Sam X. Renick
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Kids and Money by Jayne A. Pearl
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The Ultimate Allowance by
Elisabeth Donati (see link above)
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