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Give Children a Financial Education for Christmas

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Give Children a Financial Education for Christmas










Agoura Hills, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2005

Money Mama the Smarter Piggy Bank shows children the road to financial freedom. Children get excited about money and love what money provides, but learning only how to spend will set children on a path to financial failure. When children spend as much as they receive, they are learning the habits of living paycheck to paycheck.

Old piggy banks teach children how to save and spend; the new Money Mama the Smarter Piggy Bank teaches children how to set aside a portion of their income for charity, investments and savings and to spend the balance wisely. If children practice the habits of dividing money before they spend, they are learning a secure financial lesson that will help immensely through out their lives.

The priceless gift of an early financial education has many rewards. Not only will children start to learn the importance of funding their retirement, with the award-winning children’s book Money Mama & The Three Little Pigs, they will understand why. Children will hear and see the benefits of saving money, how money grows through investing and helping others. They will understand the benefits of becoming a wise consumer and respect the items they own.

Money Mama the Smarter Piggy Bank is the first award-winning system designed just for children, which teaches them the habits necessary for a secure financial future. Knowing that parents are children’s #1 teacher, http://www.prosperity4kids.com, where Money Mama and the Smarter Piggy Bank can be purchased, also has plenty of resources for parents for teaching their children all they need to know about the fundamentals of money management.

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Need an Idea for Teach Your Child to Save Day? Teach Children to Get and Stay Smart About Money

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Need an Idea for Teach Your Child to Save Day? Teach Children to Get and Stay Smart About Money










Lake Bluff, IL (PRWEB) March 27, 2007

April 24, 2007, Teach Your Child to Save Day, is just around the corner and it is the perfect opportunity to not only teach kids in elementary school the important behavior of saving, but where saving fits into the larger money management picture. “As a former financial services professional and now as an educator, I’ve learned that you cannot begin too young to develop in kids a sense of delayed gratification and to teach them the crucial life skills associated with responsible money management,” explains Susan Beacham, founder and CEO of Money Savvy Generation.

Almost three quarters of parents feel unprepared to teach the basics of personal finance skills to their children, yet they really want this message taught. Teach Your Child to Save Day presents a unique opportunity for banks, credit unions, and other financial service organizations across America to help parents teach their children how to get and stay smart about money. This Teach Your Child to Save Day, share with parents 5 quick money savvy tips:

1) They have choices. There are four choices for money: Save, Spend, Donate, and Invest. Children should be taught that they don’t have to spend every dollar they get.

2) They need goals. Saving without a goal is like playing football without touchdowns. No fun!

3) They should pay themselves first. A child should be taught to save a portion of every dollar.

4) They need an allowance. Pay children in cash and let them manage that money. That way they will learn that when money is gone, it’s gone.

5) They need good role models. Children are keen observers of parental behavior. So pay bills on time, use cash rather than credit where possible, and take them to the bank when you make a savings deposit.

Money Savvy Generation has worked with all types of financial institutions who want to teach the basics of money management to children. One approach is to introduce a classroom to the company’s Money Savvy KidsPersonal Finance Fundamentals featuring the four chambered, award-winning Money Savvy Pigpiggy bank.

For even younger children (kindergarten through grade1), another approach introduces them to the Money Savvy Pig hand puppet who tells personal stories from his own life to convey the importance of saving, spending, donating and investing. Each story takes about 10 to 12 minutes and is accompanied by color images, songs, workbook activities and the “When You’re Smart with Money” poem poster.

To learn more about these programs, visit the company’s website http://www.msgen.com or call 1.866.390.5959.

About Money Savvy Generation

Money Savvy Generation, http://www.msgen.com, develops innovative products and services to help parents and educators teach kids the skills of basic personal finance. Money Savvy Generation developed the award-winning Money Savvy Pig piggy bank, supporting curriculum – the Money Savvy Kids Basic Personal Finance – for elementary school age children, and the Cash Cache Beginning Personal Finance Organizer for pre-teens and teenagers. Money Savvy Generation also offers a podcast series and a website discussion forum allowing parents and teachers to communicate one-on-one about the topic of financial literacy education for children. Money Savvy Generation was founded in Lake Bluff, IL, in 1999.

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MoneyNing.com Offers Insight on Saving Money with Cost of Living at its Highest Since 2009

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MoneyNing.com Offers Insight on Saving Money with Cost of Living at its Highest Since 2009










Irvine, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2011 –

Personal finance blog MoneyNing.com offers strategies for saving money in its recent post entitled Five of the Worst Ways to Save Money. The post discusses common costly mistakes consumers make in trying to shore up their finances http://moneyning.com/.

Bloomberg.com recently featured an article detailing the specifics of a 0.5% rise in February on the cost of living. It went on to explain that over the past twelve months, consumer prices have risen 2.1%, putting the increase at its highest since June of 2009. The article went on to explain that the cost of energy has risen 3.4%, food prices have increased 0.6% and many healthcare-related expenses rose 0.4%.

Although consumers may be tempted to consider saving money by cutting back on their healthcare costs, this is a money-savings no-no according to personal-finance site MoneyNing.com. A recent post on the money management blog explained that delaying regular medical and dental care can result in costly long-term consequences.

The post, entitled Five of the Worst Ways to Save Money, stated that, “If you are without health and dental insurance…be proactive and look for community resources that can help you get the care you need. In many areas, dialing 2-1-1 can get you free assistance in finding these resources.”

Other missteps commonly made by consumers looking to stretch their limited dollars, according to the MoneyNing.com post, include purchasing cheap items that don’t last and neglecting to maintain our homes and vehicles. To read the post in its entirety go to: http://moneyning.com/money-beliefs/five-of-the-worst-ways-to-save-money/.

David Ning created MoneyNing.com, a personal finance blog, to help others understand the principles that are foundational to good money management including saving money, spending frugally and investing wisely.

MoneyNing.com has been offering up straightforward, no-nonsense advice for saving money since its launch in 2007. Since then MoneyNing.com has attracted a following of more than 300,000 monthly visitors and the attention of various news syndicates. Posts from the personal finance blog have been featured on the NYTimes.com, Time.com, and USNews.com.

Subscribers of MoneyNing.com receive a copy of David Ning’s eBook How to Save Money on Everything. They also receive a weekly newsletter and are given access to a mini course on frugal living and saving money.

Go to http://moneyning.com/announcements/the-free-frugal-email-newsletter/ to subscribe.

Visit MoneyNing.com to read about saving money visit http://moneyning.com/.

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