Children
learn early on about the power of money. For them, it’s a way to buy
their favorite candies, ice cream bars, or special toys.
Spending
is easy but saving money is a skill that must be taught. Grade school
is an optimal time to plant the seed in children’s minds about keeping
track of their expenses and putting money away for future goals.
Andrea
de Fraga, a Business Management professor at Chicago’s Columbia College
and creator of The Evolve Planner, a tool that helps adults with their
budgets, has a new book to help children ages 6 to 11 called The Piggy
Bank Book. We are asking for your support of the Piggy Bank Book
Kickstarter campaign. The goal is to raise $20,000 to cover the
production costs.
De
Fraga believes that, with her book, families can start teaching their
children now the valuable life skill of saving money for future goals
and responsible spending. In the book, family members and children can
work on real life activities such as “The Cost of Going Out to Eat” and
“The $10 Challenge” bringing home the message of how everyday things can
really add up. Young readers will also learn how to open a savings
account and to write down what they are saving for as well what gifts
they would like to give.
As
a way to thank you for your support of this campaign, Andrea will share
your posts about your updates on her social media channels. This is a
great way to not only teach families that saving and responsible
spending can go hand and hand but also a way for them to visit your
blogs.
Be
a part of a movement to get families to work together in a smart and
fun way about financial planning. Join the Piggy Bank Book Movement by
using the hash tags #respectthepiggy, #piggybankbook, and
#pbbkickstarter.
The social media channels to follow for progress and updates on the campaign are:
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