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Over the last few years, I've accumulated some info on teaching children the basics of investing and money. This contrasts with either the negative or non-teaching about money that goes on in schools. I believe this would be a worthy public service. I once recall visiting a toy company annual meeting in a room at the Toy Mart on 23rd Street in Manhattan. One man brought his 10 year old son to teach him something about how investing and stock companies work.
I've got some ideas here, but if anyone else has something to add, something they know is worthwhile, please post it to this thread.
Jack
In each of these websites below, I have substituted "xxxx" for "http" at the beginning of the web address because I believe that is required in posting on Yahoo. To reach the websites, you substitute in "http" in each case.
from New Zealand, a financial skills website for kids:
xxxx://www.sorted.org.nz/index_kids.html
The 4 section piggy bank below can also be duplicated with less expense and more fun personal involvement by using 4 small square juice containers and some colored paper, magic markers and glue.
the website for the four section piggy bank with savings, spending, investments, donate (charity) sections
xxxx://www.msgen.com/prod/assembled/home.html
Talk show host & author Dave Ramsey's book for teaching kids about money
xxxx://www.daveramsey.com/hope/youth/
Two listings at Amazon. The first one is the children's money book "Piggy Bank to Credit Card: Teach Your Child the Financial Facts of Life" (Paperback) by Linda Barbanel
xxxxx://www.amazon.com/Piggy-Bank-Credit-Card-Financial/dp/0517880490/sr=1-1/qid=1163141198/ref=sr_1_1/102-5858894-2425707?ie=UTF8&s=books
This second Amazon listing is a software program for kids designed by a former officer of the First Women's Bank in NY (they went out of business years ago). It is called "Money Town" By Knowledge Adventure
xxxx://www.amazon.com/Money-Town-By-Knowledge-Adventure/dp/B0002BQQLY/sr=1-7/qid=1169989786/ref=sr_1_7/002-2255327-0644809?ie=UTF8&s=software
Granted, this company below that will sell you one share of a stock in a frame is probably overpriced, but you can get some ideas here for gifts for kids, teens, adults to teach them a sense of ownership about stocks. They want $44 just for the frame. I think anyone can do better than that at Home Depot or Staples or wherever.
xxxx://www.oneshare.com/
I've got some ideas here, but if anyone else has something to add, something they know is worthwhile, please post it to this thread.
Jack
In each of these websites below, I have substituted "xxxx" for "http" at the beginning of the web address because I believe that is required in posting on Yahoo. To reach the websites, you substitute in "http" in each case.
from New Zealand, a financial skills website for kids:
xxxx://www.sorted.org.nz/index_kids.html
The 4 section piggy bank below can also be duplicated with less expense and more fun personal involvement by using 4 small square juice containers and some colored paper, magic markers and glue.
the website for the four section piggy bank with savings, spending, investments, donate (charity) sections
xxxx://www.msgen.com/prod/assembled/home.html
Talk show host & author Dave Ramsey's book for teaching kids about money
xxxx://www.daveramsey.com/hope/youth/
Two listings at Amazon. The first one is the children's money book "Piggy Bank to Credit Card: Teach Your Child the Financial Facts of Life" (Paperback) by Linda Barbanel
xxxxx://www.amazon.com/Piggy-Bank-Credit-Card-Financial/dp/0517880490/sr=1-1/qid=1163141198/ref=sr_1_1/102-5858894-2425707?ie=UTF8&s=books
This second Amazon listing is a software program for kids designed by a former officer of the First Women's Bank in NY (they went out of business years ago). It is called "Money Town" By Knowledge Adventure
xxxx://www.amazon.com/Money-Town-By-Knowledge-Adventure/dp/B0002BQQLY/sr=1-7/qid=1169989786/ref=sr_1_7/002-2255327-0644809?ie=UTF8&s=software
Granted, this company below that will sell you one share of a stock in a frame is probably overpriced, but you can get some ideas here for gifts for kids, teens, adults to teach them a sense of ownership about stocks. They want $44 just for the frame. I think anyone can do better than that at Home Depot or Staples or wherever.
xxxx://www.oneshare.com/
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