Money Savvy Kids #MSKidsatHome

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One of my desires is to teach my children when to spend, save, and be generous-to be good stewards of what God has given them. I want my children to know that money is not unlimited. and they need to budget for their needs and wants.

One tool I use with my daughter Money Savvy Pig sold by Money Savvy Generation. What is Money Savvy Generation? It's a

child-friendly educational program that teaches personal finance basics in a fun, approachable way... The eight lessons include: History of Money, Where Does Money Come From?, Kids Can Earn Money Too, Saving, Smart Spending, Donating, Investing and a Family Money Press Conference. Each kit includes a parent handbook, student workbook, presentation CD with over 100 images and music, an activity book and a 4-chambered Money Savvy Pig bank. Ideal for Ages 6-11. The banks come in these different styles: cow, football, soccer ball, or pig (pink, blue, green, or purple).

What I like about the piggy bank and curriculum:

There are four chambers in the bank:

1. Save: for items you want to save up for.
2. Spend: money you're planning to spend soon.
3. Donate: for your favorite charity. (We teach our children to give a tenth of what they get and give it back to God-to tithe.)
4. Invest: money you plan on investing in the stock market for the long term. 

I like the chambers because it gives my daughter a visual representation of how long she has to wait before spending money. At the bottom of the bank, there are four openings to the different chambers.

It comes with a sticker sheet. Your child can help decide what stickers go where. I liked that included on the sticker sheet was a church.

After looking at the curriculum, I decided that my daughter might be a little young to work on most of the curriculum. (It's recommended for those 6-11.) But, I have still gone over the key points of the lessons informally with her. Her favorite part was the musical songs, plus it comes with a CD to help parents sing the songs with their children. We learned a new vocabulary word: barter (from "In Ancient Times"). After hearing the "Kids Can Earn Money, Too", my daughter said, "I want to make money knitting!!" So the last few days have been spent teaching her how to knit. When Charis drew her short-term goal, she drew a donut for Dunkin Donuts, since we go there about once every other week. Her long-term goal was to save money so she can buy Christmas gifts for her "Grandma & Grandpa" and "Granny & Grandad".

What tools do you use to help you teach your children about money?

I was sent a Money Savvy Pig and Curriculum for the purpose of review. 

All opinions are my own.


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