Be the Change in Financial Literacy
Throughout the years, whether it’s in Kindergarten, High School, College, or as an adult, we often look back at our toughest experiences. Many of those tough experiences have one thing in common: money (or financial literacy). When faced with these kinds of tough...
Smart Money Smart Kids Review
Let’s face it, a good majority of us could use a financial wake-up call now and then! This readers review on Smart Money, Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey discusses the sage advice, tough love, charming Tennessee humor, and family anecdotes this book is filled with.
We’re starting a podcast!
Money Munchkids is starting a podcast and we'd love to feature you! We're all about creating a community of financially prepared people, especially kids so we're looking for both adults and kids who would love to help make this podcast a "priceless" experience! Just...
How to fix your finances using the Envelope System
Are you struggling to stick to your budget and tend to overspend despite the budgeting apps on your phone? Do you just need a simple system to save up for a vacation or pay off that debt? Then the envelope system might be exactly what you need.
4 Basic Concepts to teach a kid Budgeting
When my son, Adam, was 5 years old, he was a constant nagger. Every-time we went shopping, he would ask me to buy something for him. Based on my previous decision to enlist my kids in their own upbringing and give them the opportunity to take control of their actions early on.
8 Clever Ways to Teach Kids How to Save
Money Matters (At Any Age) Making, managing, and saving money are essential skills that we all need in order to successfully make our way in the working world. While we learn fundamental math in school, we aren’t really taught how to deal with money in our pocket....
Piggy Banks An Outdated Way For Kids To Save?
Have you ever used a piggy bank? Many of us have used one, seen one, or heard of one. Piggy banks are little (some are big), usually plastic, pig shaped money storage containers. The purpose of a piggy bank is to save money, usually coins. I had a piggy bank when I...
Blog Talk Radio Interview on Teaching Kids Money
Blog Talk Radio's Bearded Black Cowboy, Larry Stevenson, interviews owner and creator Victoria Khaze on Blog Talk Radio about the Money Munchkids mission to teach children everywhere financial education and money management, products that can help teach kids at home...
Ways to Teach Your Kids about Needs and Wants
The lifestyles we live in seldom allow us to appreciate the things we have and keeps us busy to chase the things we want. Even as adults, we struggle with our desires and often fall into our temptations. Our children are fortunate enough to never have to worry about...
How A Walk in the Park Can Help You Financially
Happy Take A Walk In the Park Day. When was the last time you went on a picnic in the park, sat on the bench, or just took a walk without your phone in your hand? In a day filled with responsibilities, chores, and exhaustion, a simple walk in the park can do wonders...
Kid Entrepreneur at 9: Kid Philanthropist by 15!
At the young age of 9, Leanna Archer became a kid entrepreneur by making and selling a special hair product made from an old family recipe. Now she is 20 years old and the CEO of Leanna’s Essentials, an all natural hair care line. None of the products sold in the...
6 Steps to a Simple Budget
No matter how much you earn, you can still land deep in to debt. With credit cards, online shopping, and free delivery it can get hard to control your spending. Whatever you think of, is only a press of a button away. Quite magical; I might say; only if it was free!!...
The History of Coins as Money
Coins are used every day to pay for things, even with credit and debit cards becoming popular. But where did they come from? What is the history behind them? Let’s take a look into the history of coins. Earliest Coins Coins are thought to have been introduced in...
8 money mistakes new parents should avoid
It's a thought many new and soon-to-be parents have: How can something so tiny require so much stuff? While you might not need all the gear you've stocked up on, there's no getting around the fact that having a baby will bring changes to your budget. "A baby brings...
All About Kids Bank Accounts: Savings Accounts
It is never too early to start talking to your children about the importance of saving. You can help your child take their first steps to developing financial understanding by opening a bank account. This article will introduce 4 banks with savings accounts for anyone...
A Priceless Experience at the Family Play Day
On May 7th, 2017 we had a blast educating kids and parents about financial education at the 4th Annual SoCalMoms Great Big Family Play Day! If you missed it, don’t worry, we’re going to tell you all about it! The Great Big Family Day In 2014, SoCalMoms started an...
Difference Between Debit Cards & Credit Card (Kids)
If you have ever gone shopping with one or both of your parents, you may have seen them pay using a plastic card instead of dollars and coins. You may have had questions, such as “What is that plastic card? Is there money in there? Can I have one?” This article will...
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All About Kids Bank Accounts pt1
When you’re a kid, it's always a great feeling to take important first steps, and in the financial world, one of those steps is your first bank account. A kid's first bank account is an important step in helping kids understand financial responsibility. Financial...
How to Make Inexpensive DIY Fathers Day Gifts
Fathers Day is just around the corner. Many kids are often faced with the situation where they want to give their father something but don’t have a lot of money to spend. Meanwhile many parents don’t want their kids to spend lots of money on them and often prefer...
14-year-old Kid Chef Makes Healthy Cool
Most people believe kids aren’t capable of learning advanced skills or furthering their careers at a young age, but Amber Kelley is another amazing kid that proved that wrong! Amber Kelley is just one of these kids that was brave enough to tap into her potential early...
Interview with an Astronomer! Career highlight!
International Astronomer’s day just passed and to celebrate it we got an interview with a real-life astronomer about his amazing career! What is an Astronomer? An Aѕtrоnоmеr is a ѕсiеntiѕt whо ѕtudies thе Universe. Aѕtrоnоmеrѕ оftеn bесоmе ѕресiаliѕtѕ...
International Astronomer’s Day Career Feature
International Astronomer's Day comes every April 29th, this year we're happy to celebrate it by highlighting astronomy as another amazing career! Whаt is аn astronomer? Aѕtrоnоmеrѕ аrе ѕсiеntiѕtѕ whо ѕtudу thе Universe аnd thе оbjесtѕ within it. Thеrе are ѕо mаnу...
Take Your Child To Work Day
Guest post: Claire April 27th is take your child to work day You hеаr it аll the timе, our сhildrеn аrе thе futurе. Evеrу раrеnt drеаmѕ аbоut hаving ѕuссеѕѕful сhildrеn, and I’vе found thаt bringing them tо work iѕ a grеаt wау to gеt thеm оff on thе right foot....
African American History Month Commemorated with Tubman on New Money
The Beginning of African American History Month National African American History month has long been a month of celebration and recognition for the pivotal role African Americans have made in US History. Its origins begin in 1915 after the abolishment of slavery in...
DIY Valentines Ideas
Between parents buying cards and gifts for their kids to take to their classmates and teachers and couples spending money on gifts, cards and/or dinners Valentines day can get expensive! During holidays many get caught up with the gifts and spending and forget about...
France Saving Money & Food
France is committed to saving money and reducing food waste. Nearly 1/3rd of food produced in the world goes to waste. France is trying to put a stop to that. Not to mention the amount of money that is saved by not throwing out any food that is still edible. Instead,...
Restaurant Owner Sets Up Fridge For Homeless
The owner of a café, Minu Pauline, believes that community is more important than money. She installed a sidewalk fridge to be able to feed the homeless in the community. Minu also hopes it will teach citizens not to waste food. The fridge, fondly dubbed Nanma Maram,...
Money Jokes
April is both National Humor Month and Financial Literacy Month! So we've put them together! Q: What does one penny say to the other penny? A: Let's get together and make some cents. Q: What is brown and has a head and a tail but no legs? A: A penny. Q: When...
Great-Grandma Feeds Low Income Kids
Shaughnessy is a retired postmaster and a substitute teacher in Copalis Beach, Washington. In her county there are 15,000 kids and teens living below the poverty line in Grays Harbor County. During the school year, low-income students can get their lunches through...
Hairstylists Give Free Haircuts to Homeless
Money can be used to help others in need. Many hairstylists are using their time to give free haircuts to homeless. Just another case of how money can help make a difference in peoples alive. https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1233541820020007/
3 Tips To Financial Success
Financial security is important to so many people. With so much information about what sort of financial decisions to make it can be hard to figure out what to do. Well don’t worry we’ve boiled it down to 3 simple tips to help you get closer to financial success!Save...
Spring Events
This spring there are many events being held in various recreation centers for kids to have fun "hunting" for eggs & prizes. Many events will be featuring face painting, crafts, games, rides and more! We're glad to say that we'll be present at a couple local...
Amazon Educators Resource
Amazon has made a real commitment to educators. They plan to launch an online learning materials portal for educators. Though they are staying quiet about the details it is believed that it will be "free and unlimited". A waiting list is currently available on the...
Educational Websites for Everyone
It's true you never stop learning but sometimes we could all use a little help learning something new. These website are some great places to start learning new things! From languages to creativity to cooking! CreativeLive: Get smarter and boost your creativity...
Undercover Parents
Ever wonder what kids say when their parents arn't around? Promise Phan teamed up with Field day to change the look of real parents in order to fool their kids. Then they asked the kids questions about their parents. What a surprise they got!
10 Great Movies About Money
‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ (2006) A gut wrenching story for sure! Will Smith stars in this emotional story about a poor, single father struggling to care for his son. His performance earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor. ‘Freakonomics’ (2010) Oscar-winner...
LinkedIn CEO Gives His Bonus To Employees
With LinkedIn's stock price lower than management and employees would like, LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, is using his personal annual bonus to help boost employee morale. By giving them his annual $14 million stock bonus he hopes to show his staff that they are valued...
Grandma Gets Mad At School For Unjustly Punishing Kid
Many schools punish or penalize kids for being late or having to leave early. This practice has long been criticized by parents as penalizing kids for things out of their control such as a family emergencies, getting sick or something as simple as traffic. Sure...
Making Potty Training Easier For Mommies Everywhere
*Sponsored Post* Potty training is hard when you’re trying to train your kid. It’s especially hard if you’re trying to train the boys in your life to put the seat down. Please Put me Down has come up with a solution to one of the problems women face in their own...
Physical health = Financial health
March is National Nutrition Month so we are highlighting EatRight.org a great website for helping families eat right and stay healthy. Eatright.org has sections for men, women, parents and kids so that everyone can find great information about health and nutrition...
This 19 Year Old is Saving Our Oceans
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013, when he was just 19 years old. The non profit has since raised over $2 billion to help clean up oceans! How do they do it? Floating barriers are made where trash collects. These barriers have nets underneath that funnel...
Teen Sends A Message About Cyber-Bullying
Luke is a victim of cyber bullying and decided to do something about it by making a powerful video. At just 13 years old he made this video for Safer Internet Day to help promote awareness of cyber bullying. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for what you believe...
Save the planet & make money!
Welcome to OhmConnect from Ohmconnect on Vimeo. Now California residents can sync their utility accounts to a program called OhmConnect. In addition to saving money by cutting back on power use OhmConnect helps people earn money for reducing their electricity...
Amazing Baby Snowboarder
Kids are amazing! They learn so quickly when they're young which is why Money Munchkids teaches kids K-3rd money management. Just watch this amazing 17 month old baby learn to snowboard!
Practice make perfect
It's a fact that with practice you can master any skill. Savings, budgeting, and investing are all easy skills to master if you take small steps to practice them daily. Save any extra money you have or receive. Make a budget and stick to it and invest your time and...
H&R Block Giving Away $32 Mil
H & R Block recently published a video showing us what $32 Million looks like. That's because they're giving it all away! They're giving $1000 to 1000 people every single day! You can enter the contest here for your chance to win. Now $1000 may not be $32 million...
Soccer Fan Couldn’t Afford A Jersey, So He Got Creative
Murtaza, just five years old, is a huge fan of soccer. His favorite player is soccer star Lionel Messi. Murtaza lives in the Jaghori District in Afghanistan. His family couldn't afford a jersey (we don't blame them jerseys are expensive) so they decided to make him...
NY Jets Cheerleaders Win Low Wage Settlement
Cheerleaders are notorious for short skirts and high kicks but they're also known for high bills and short paychecks. Thank goodness this has begun to change! Just recently the court approved a settlement between the cheerleaders and the Jets. Unfortunately, the 52...
Check Out The Adorable Little Entrepreneurs On The Forbes ’10 Under 10′ List
Earlier this week, Forbes released its annual "30 Under 30" list -- a roundup of "the brightest young entrepreneurs, breakout talents and change agents" under the age of 30 in 20 different fields, ranging from technology to media to food and drink. Following up on the...