Extra Money Game Activities

The Ultimate Financial Education Activity

November 16, 2011

Almost 10 year journey I embarked on a journey into the fascination field of financial education and along the way, there have been people and processes added to our programs that enhanced their effectiveness by leaps and bounds. One of these activities was suggested by my life partner, Steve Gordon, and it had to do with [...]

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Penny a Day vs. Millionaire Dollars Activity Lesson

August 15, 2011

Our Penny Vs. Million Dollars Activity has to do with compound growth and is a great way to get anyone to understand the power of money invested over time. Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that “compound interest is the most powerful force in the Universe” and adults who don’t understand investing often say [...]

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Financial Foursquare Activity Lesson

July 20, 2011

Two of the most important distinctions that Camp Millionaire and The Money Game help people (little and not so little) see is: 1) The difference between earning money and making money. 2) Seeing the different aspects of earning and making money by looking at the differences between being an employee, being self-employed, owning a business [...]

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Earning vs. Making Money Activity Lesson

May 29, 2011

Most of our children are still being groomed for getting jobs when they get out of school…but there are so many other, more satisfying, ways to bring money into our lives in order to be financially responsible for ourselves and our families. With this simple lesson called Earning vs. Making Money, your participants learn key [...]

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Supply and Demand Activity Lesson

April 28, 2011

Supply and demand is as basic an economic lesson as it gets when you’re talking about teaching kids and teens about money. In this incredibly fun and active financial education lesson, you’re going to play Musical Chairs in a while new way with a great debrief at the end to the concepts behind supply and [...]

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The Money Cow Game Activity Lesson

March 30, 2011

Everyone loves stuffed animals and this activity is centered around a little stuffed cow…you can even call it the Cash Cow if you want, though ours is named Betsy! (We received her as a gift long ago in one of our Camp Millionaire programs from a young girl who found her for us.) This game [...]

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Assets and Liabilities Activity Lesson

February 8, 2011

Helping people distinguish between an Asset and a Liability helps them know what to do with their hard earned cash. Since human beings are so good at Spending their money but terrible about Investing their money in assets, teaching your participants the simple rule to knowing an asset from a liability is key, and that [...]

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Great Testimonial (and new ideas) from Anita in New Zealand

January 30, 2011

“Just wanted to say we had HEAPS of FUN playing the Money Game. Because it was my first time, and I wanted to be sure all the kids ‘won’ – I opted for the short version where they received $200 for each asset they owned. I chose to make the kids ‘work’ for me at [...]

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10-24-7: The Combination to a Life of Possibility

January 22, 2011

  One of my pet peeve’s with most of our current education system (and there are many), is that we make the world’s future population learn, aka memorize, a whole lot of facts and figures but we so rarely teach them how to accomplish anything in life. What difference does it make it you know [...]

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Financial Principle Contest – Learning The Rules To The Money Game!

December 29, 2010

I have often heard it said that “Repetition is the mother of skill.” This quote is often attributed to Anthony Robbins but I’m sure it’s been said by several others. The point is, we learn things best by doing them, or saying them, over and over again. T. Harv Eker often says in his personal [...]

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