Money Basics
Building financial literacy from an early age.
Teaching children about money isn't just about dollars and cents — it's about helping them understand how the world works and building habits that will serve them for life.
What Is Money?
Learn how to explain money to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Inflation?
Learn how to explain inflation to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Bank?
Learn how to explain a bank to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Debt?
Learn how to explain debt to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Mortgage?
Learn how to explain a mortgage to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Are Taxes?
Learn how to explain taxes to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Budget?
Learn how to explain a budget to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Interest?
Learn how to explain interest to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Does Afford Mean?
Learn how to explain afford to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is the Stock Market?
Learn how to explain the stock market to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Credit Card?
Learn how to explain a credit card to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Insurance?
Learn how to explain insurance to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
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