Hi all... When I moved a little over a year ago, I put a whole bunch of inventory in my storage unit.I was going through said unit this past weekend and found a bunch of kid's books I'd like to send your way so YOU can enjoy them and I can, well, clear out my storage unit! Here's [...]
Here's a quick list of things to remember when using accelerated learning techniques to teach The Money Game® to any group of kids, teens or adults. Of course, these apply to any topic and any group of learners! When doing your Presentations, think About: Audience Culture Religion Beliefs Age Marital status Group dynamic Gender Socio-economic [...]
Author: Vince Shorb A personal financial education is an essential element of preparing our children for the financial realities of the 21st century. A personal financial education and helping develop skills in money management for college students will help students avoid many of the problems their peers will face. Consider these statistics. According to the [...]
It seems that one of the most allusive states mankind seeks is this thing we have dubbed Financial Freedom. Up until maybe a decade ago, we weren't so concerned about winning the money game so quickly. We worked, saved our money, did our best to invest it wisely and then when that day came around, [...]
Author: Ben Semommung Financial education is crucial to the wellbeing of families nowadays. It is therefore time for all of us to get serious about financial education. In law, they say "ignorance of the law is no excuse". I think the same thing should apply to ignorance of financial matters or money issues. You need [...]
How would you like to ensure that your students remembered what you were teaching them? Thank you. And what if I could teach you an easy-to-use teaching technique to make that happen…would you want to learn it? Great. We're going to talk about that in just a bit. But let's talk about learning in general [...]
Q. How long does the game take? A. As with all things in life, the answer is...It depends! But here are some scenarios that will help you figure out how long your Money Game session needs to be. In order to figure out how long the game will take, keep these points in mind: The [...]
Q. I am trying to figure out how to offer The Money Game. I want to do it in schools as well as part of a Park District Class/Course but don't know if it is two classes of 2 hours each or what. A. Two classes of 2 hours each will work if you are [...]
Teens can do several things to find their place in a world full of other teens looking to do the same thing. There are two basic avenues teens can take to begin making money for themselves: 1) they can get a J.O.B. or 2) they can CREATE their own job by providing a needed product [...]
You know that show, "Kids say the dardest things?" Well, I thought I'd do my own version but do it around money. So, last night I sat down with Jessica, my neighbor, who I have known since she was 1 year old (I can't believe she's 12 now!), and we had a little chat about [...]
