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About Elisabeth Donati

My name is Elisabeth Donati and I started teaching financial education because NO ONE TAUGHT ME! If you're looking for financial education tools and lessons that are Fun, Effective, Engaging, and Entertaining, you are in the Right Place! We can't wait to help you teach others about money.

Announcing our 2011 Money Game Trainings

By |2017-01-18T08:11:58-04:00January 20th, 2011|Money Game Specific, Money Game Training Workshops|

It has become very clear over the years that though Camp Millionaire is a rocking fabulous program any way you want to teach it (1 day to 5 days or more), it is just a whole lot of information to get under your belt to teach well. Our 5-day Train-the-Trainer changes lives...so we've been told [...]

Great Email from Amy who just taught her first Money Game!

By |2017-01-18T08:11:58-04:00December 30th, 2010|Money Game Specific, Money Game Testimonials|

You know the saying, "Better Late Than Never"? Well, I think ANYTIME you can use The Money Game to teach kids and teens (and their parents) about money, it's a great thing. Here's the latest letter I got today (December 30, 2010) from Amy who bought the The Money Game 5 months ago. She taught [...]

FAQ: Why are the game bag amounts different than the money jar amounts?

By |2016-04-05T10:56:33-04:00December 30th, 2010|Money Game FAQ, Money Game Specific|

This is a great question. It was sent it by Elisa, one of our licensees in Monterey, Mexico. Her specific question was: Question: Why aren't the money jar percentages aligned exactly with the money game expenses? For example, why isn't there savings bag in the money game and why is donation 10% in the money [...]

What Do I Charge For A Money Game Day?

By |2017-01-18T08:11:59-04:00December 27th, 2010|Money Game FAQ, Money Game Specific|

Another great question. I've got it from many people over the years in regard to offering week-long or short format Camp Millionaire programs to school, park & rec departments, YMCAs, etc. Here are my suggestions. Step 1: Decide on the best format for your market. Ideas... All day program of at least 3 hours to [...]

Celebration…A Powerful Key To Learning and Remembering Information

By |2017-01-18T08:11:59-04:00December 26th, 2010|Extra Money Game Activities Category, Financial Education, Money Game Specific, Powerful Teaching Techniques|

When was the last time you celebrated learning something? For some, celebrating comes easy but for most human beings, celebrating is attached to accomplishing something monumental. But think about the last time you watched, or glanced at, a football game. Those guys only have to get the ball down the field a few feet in [...]

10 Ways to Make Financial Education Fun & Effective

By |2017-01-18T08:11:59-04:00December 22nd, 2010|Financial Education, Money Game Specific, Money Game Training Workshops, Powerful Teaching Techniques|

Money. No matter how you look at it, on some level, you need it. You need it for shelter. You need it for food. And you need it for a zillion other things that make life a little more convenient and enjoyable. Whether you love it or despise it, it's part of life and the [...]

If I purchase the PDF version of the game, what do I have to create?

By |2017-01-18T08:12:00-04:00December 22nd, 2010|Money Game FAQ, Money Game Specific|

That's a great question. The answer is..."Everything" but it's not quite as challenging as yo might think. Basically, there are the following pieces (refer to image at the right): 1) The Expense Bags (there are 8 of them) 2) The Asset Bags (there are 3 of them) 3) Instructional Manual (you'll print this) [...]

Icebreaker Activities Keep Students Engaged

By |2017-01-18T08:12:00-04:00December 22nd, 2010|Adult Financial Education, Children Financial Education, Extra Money Game Activities Category, Money Game Specific, Teen Specific|

The String Challenge... When we started hosting financial education camps back in 2002, one of the first thing I noticed was how uncomfortable the kids were when they first came into the room on the first day, as well as subsequent days during the week. I realized early on that if we wanted to keep [...]

The Money Game Elevator Pitch or Speech

By |2017-01-18T08:12:00-04:00December 20th, 2010|Adult Financial Education, Extra Money Game Activities Category, Money Game Specific, Money Game Training Workshops, Powerful Teaching Techniques|

You know those first few moments when you meet someone for the first time and they say... "So...what do YOU do?" And sometimes you know what to say but most of the time you walk away knowing you either: 1) Said too much. 2) Bored them to pieces. 3) Could tell they really [...]

The Money Game Teleseminar Transcribed

By |2017-01-18T08:12:00-04:00December 1st, 2010|Money Game FAQ, Money Game Specific, Money Game Training Workshops|

If you missed the original teleseminar we did on The Money Game but don't want to listen to, you can read what we talked about here. My suggestion is to print it out, find yourself a little tea and enjoy... Here we go... "Hi and Welcome to The Money Game Teleseminar My name is Elisabeth [...]

New Testimonial Just In From Anita in NZ!

By |2017-01-18T08:12:00-04:00December 1st, 2010|Money Game Testimonials|

Anita is busy using The Money Game in her math class this time. I love that she sends us these fabulous updates! This is what I got today... YAY YAY YAY.  Have just finished teaching/playing the money game with my Math class.  This time I did it in blocks of 1 hour over 2 weeks [...]

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