Global Money Week 2015

Global Money Week 2015

Hello there! Top of the day to you! For some weeks now I’ve been thinking about and planning for Global Money Week (GMW) 2015. GMW is a money awareness celebration with a goal to teach children and youth about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment...
Can’t You just go to the ATM to get it?

Can’t You just go to the ATM to get it?

My children (both below 10 years old) have been appealing that they needed internet enabled phones for a while now. It has been very funny to me and each time they talk about it I have used the opportunity to help them understand the difference between needs and...
Making Choices

Making Choices

Day in day out we are faced with different choices we have to make; choices such as where to go, when to go, what job to do, what career path to take, friends to keep, what to wear, what to read, what to listen to, etc. Sometimes it gets so difficult to make these...
Can My Pre-Schooler Save?

Can My Pre-Schooler Save?

I believe this is a very likely question in the mind of parents of most pre-schoolers. They just can’t understand how a small child can fathom the concept of saving. Saving is easier to understand when it is followed with goal setting on what the money is to be used...
It’s More About Who They Become

It’s More About Who They Become

I was in a parenting seminar a couple of months ago to discuss the topic “Raising billionaire kids”. The question and answer session was particularly a very enlightening experience for me as I listened to different thoughts about teaching children about money. I will...