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What's New?
Everything that's and

Kids' Money Kids' Page
Hey, kids - here's a short list of the Kids' Money stuff that will mean the most to you!

That's My Piggy!
Your child could be one of nine adorable kids featured with their favorite piggy banks.

Kids' Money Top 10 List
Check out the top ten financial principles and hundreds more submitted by Kids' Money parents and kids.

Why Kids' Money?

The NEW Kids' Money
See all the changes planned for 2008 to the Kids' Money website.

Kids' Money Skills
What's In It For the Kids by Lisa Reid
How do you help your kids develop the value of thriftiness? Here's some tips from the editor of the PurseStrings newsletter.

Kids' Allowances

Give 'Em An Allowance by David McCurrach
So what's the big deal about giving your kids allowances? When should you start? How much should you give? Should you tie it to chores? It's all here.

Parents See Allowances As An Educational Tool by Amy Nathan
This award-winning author shares her experience gained from writing the Kids' Allowance Book with Kids' Money parents.

Money Management Starts With Allowance by Caryl Horan
Why give kids allowances? What should it cover? These answers and much more insight.

Liberty Financial's Young Investor Parent's Guide On Allowances
Liberty Financial shares a simple, common sense approach to allowances.

How to Raise Money-Smart Kids by Elizabeth S. Lewin and Bernard Ryan Jr.
Thinking about an allowance or looking to improve on what you're already doing? You'll be glad you read this article first!

Kids, Money & Values On Allowances
Connections between allowances and chores, school work and love. Common allowance problems and how to solve them.

Childcraft On Allowances
Look for World Book to spell out the allowance b-a-s-i-c-s in their Childcraft Guide for Parents.

Dr. Spock On Allowances
See what America's leading child care author has to say!

Good Housekeeping On Allowances
A list of dos and don'ts from their Illustrated Guide To Child Care.

Kids' Allowance Stats
Check out the numbers.

Kids' Allowance Q & A
Review questions from parents with answers from Kids' Money.

Kids' Allowance Web Resources
Explore other web sites with helpful information on allowances.

Parents' Allowance Pieces
Glean insight from other parents.

Allowance Survey Results
See how others parents respond.

Kids' Money Q & A
Review questions from parents with answers from Kids' Money.

Kids' Money Web Resources
Explore other web sites with helpful information on kids' money.
$ Kids' Money Skills $ Kids' Allowance $
$ Kids' Saving $ Kids' Investing $
$ Kids' Sharing $ Kids' Spending $
$ Kids' Borrowing $ Kids' Making Money $
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Kids' Money Books For Parents
Helpful books for parents.

Kids' Money Books For Kids
Fun books for kids.

Kids' Money Books For Teens
Informative books for teens.

Kids' Money Banks
From Big Bird to a mini-ATM, find that special savings bank here.

Kids' Money Games
Have fun while you learn with board, computer, and video games.

Kids' Money Learning Activities
Learning activities that can help kids learn about money and money management.

Topic Survey Results
See how others parents are voting.

Just For The Fun Of It
On the lighter side, enjoy the sights and the sounds of money.

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Why Kids' Money?

 How do our kids learn to manage money? At school? By watching TV? From their friends? By their own mistakes? From watching their parents manage their money?

Most kids learn from a combination of all these. But as with every other aspect of parenting, with the right information and a little commitment, parents can make a big difference in preparing their kids to conquer the many financial challenges they will face as adults.

Kids' Money is an interactive resource for parents interested in helping their children develop successful money management habits and financial responsibility. This site will continually change as a result of new comments, suggestions and information. Check us regularly, share your experience and your views, and see the difference your input makes.

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The NEW Kids' Money

The Kids' Money website has been continuously published since December, 1995. As you can imagine, we've gone through a number of changes over those years. However, we have always maintained our independence and a commitment to our founding principle to be a key interactive resource of financial education information for parents.

2008 marks a major rebirth of Kids' Money. Beginning today, we are:

  • Updating our look, navigation, material and links with the goal of reaffirming our position as a leading provider of resources for parents, kids and teachers and as an advocate for the financial education of children
  • Organizing resources for our three major audiences:
    1. Parents
    2. Kids
    3. Teachers
  • Seeking contributions and participation from other professionals in addition to parents, kids and teachers
  • Partnering with other organizations that share our goals and commitment

We look forward to your continuing interest and active participation. Please feel free to email us with your input. Thank you.

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Kids' Money is published by David McCurrach. David has worked with financial institutions for the last thirty-five years. His primary focus has been to research and develop innovative products and services. Current projects, in addition to the Kids' Money Web Site, include his latest book Allowance Magic: Turn Your Kids Into Money Wizards, along with the Allowance Magic website and the soon to be introduced Allowance Magic online tools. Prior to his financial career, he was a tanker pilot. With five children and six grandchildren, he has been a longtime student of parenting. Kids' Money is the start of an effort to bring parenting skills to bear on fostering responsible money management habits in children.


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