kids and money

Why Financial Literacy Doesn’t Work (and how to fix this)

February 1, 2010

Financial literacy does work, if you do it right. Problem is…most financial literacy curriculums and programs are boring and irrelevant.

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Earn to Learn: Paying Your Teen to Learn About Money

January 28, 2010

Sometimes you have to pay your kids to learn about money. If you do, consider it one of the best investment decisions you ever make!

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So it’s a brand new year…

January 7, 2010

It’s only January 6th and my decision to be fully conscious and aware of each day is already beginning to have little tiny frayed edges…but I think I’ve caught it in time to mend it soundly. It seems that no matter what we resolve to do differently, life just challenges us. “Right, show me you [...]

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Helping Others is Helping Yourself

November 16, 2009

A little history behind Camp Millionaire… When I was 38 years old, I was struck by an aha that has driven me ever since…I realized, quite simply, that the only reason I didn’t know about money as an adult was that no one taught me about it as a child.That one simple realization has led [...]

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Camp Millionaire in the News(press)!

May 29, 2009

This letter to the editor is in response to a great article in our Santa Barbara Newspress, entitled, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The letter is for Santa Barbara county but anyone who wants to join along, I’m happy to do the same in your community as well! Regarding the article “Who Wants to [...]

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Reconciling Your Checkbook. A simple but not so simple task.

May 23, 2009

Since 2002, kids ages 10-17 have been coming to our Camp Millionaire programs (originally called Money Camp for Kids) in the summer in Santa Barbara and other cities around the US and even internationally. We teach and expose them to lots of great information related to money, income, starting businesses, managing their money with a [...]

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Why I do what I do!

May 14, 2009

Each day I get up and do what I do…help kids and adults learn how money works. Each day when I hear people whining, I hear my Mom say, “If you’re going to whine, go outside.” We all have the opportunity to take every situation and turn it into a positive experience. There are unlimited [...]

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Helping Your Teen Earn Moola This Summer (and beyond!)

April 29, 2009

Teens can do several things to find their place in a world full of other teens looking to do the same thing. There are two basic avenues teens can take to begin making money for themselves: 1) they can get a J.O.B. or 2) they can CREATE their own job by providing a needed product [...]

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Stop Making Your Child Think College is the Only Way!

April 5, 2009

College has always been THE way. Not anymore. It’s just A way…

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The Checks in the Mail…How Checks Work

March 28, 2009

Even though many of us don’t use physical checks for personal use much anymore these days, we all write them once in a while. Some people still use them as they always have. Especially businesses. Writing checks is one of the activities that our attendees of Camp Millionaire always seem to love to do, and [...]

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