Financial Literacy Resources for Families

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Smart Tools and Apps for Every Age

Use labeled jars, sticker goal charts, and storybooks where characters make choices about saving and sharing. Rotate two or three favorite activities so they feel fresh. Share your child’s favorite money storybook below to inspire another family’s bedtime routine.

Give each category a purpose: groceries, fun, gifts, savings. Let kids decorate envelopes and vote on monthly priorities. A parent wrote us saying their nine-year-old became the family’s snack-budget champion—share your envelope art and let their idea inspire others.

Before shopping, set a target and plan a menu together. Teens compare unit prices; kids spot sales and calculate savings. Track the difference between planned and actual. Post your biggest grocery win in the comments and we’ll feature a few clever strategies next week.

List every subscription, rate each by happiness and usage, then cancel at least one. Redirect the savings to a family goal jar—park passes, a picnic, or a book bundle. Tell us which subscription you cut and the goal you funded—your story can motivate another family.

Debt, Credit, and Adulting 101 for Teens

Explain credit scores like a school GPA for money habits. Review sample reports, spot errors, and discuss how on-time payments matter most. If your teen completes a mock review, share their reflections from the exercise to encourage first-time learners in our community.

Walk through total cost, interest, and repayment timelines with a simple calculator. Compare schools with graduation rates and earnings data. Ask teens to journal trade-offs. Post one insight that surprised your family and help another student make an informed decision.

Try a month-long card simulation: a set limit, weekly check-ins, and a planned payoff. Discuss impulse triggers and how alerts prevent overspending. Tell us what rule helped most—spending caps, 24-hour wait lists, or goal reminders—so others can copy your successful approach.

Money Conversations That Bring Families Closer

Parents share first jobs, best savings wins, and mistakes they’d redo. Kids ask questions and offer ideas for today’s choices. These stories humanize money. Share one family memory in the comments, and we’ll collect them into a hopeful guide for new readers.

Money Conversations That Bring Families Closer

Pick your top values—learning, health, community, creativity—and map spending to them. Highlight mismatches and choose one small realignment. Revisit monthly. Subscribe to get our printable values map and tell us which realignment brought an immediate sense of relief.

Community and School Resources You Might Be Missing

Library Learning Treasure Hunt

Ask librarians for money-themed storytimes, teen workshops, and book lists. Many host budgeting classes and maker events. Borrow board games that teach negotiation and planning. Share your library’s best hidden resource so families in other towns know what to request.

Youth Banking and Credit Union Programs

Explore youth accounts with guardrails, savings bonuses, and financial education modules. Practice deposits together and set an automatic savings rule. If you try a local program, report back on your experience—features, support, and what your child found most motivating.

Parent-Led Learning Circles

Form a small group with neighbors or classmates to rotate topics—budgeting, investing, negotiation, and generosity. Share kits, printables, and success stories. Post your first meeting plan below and invite another family to join your circle for accountability and fun.

Protecting Your Family’s Money in the Digital World

Show real phishing examples and practice verifying senders, links, and requests. Role-play phone scams and create a family code word system. Comment with a new household rule you adopted today to help another family prevent the next almost-mistake.

Protecting Your Family’s Money in the Digital World

Turn on multi-factor authentication, use a password manager, and rotate passphrases each season. Explain why public Wi‑Fi is risky and how to verify websites. Subscribe to receive our seasonal cybersecurity checklist sized perfectly for quick dinner-table reviews.

Financial Literacy Resources for Families

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Smart Tools and Apps for Every Age

Debt, Credit, and Adulting 101 for Teens

Money Conversations That Bring Families Closer

Money Conversations That Bring Families Closer

Community and School Resources You Might Be Missing

Library Learning Treasure Hunt

Youth Banking and Credit Union Programs

Parent-Led Learning Circles

Protecting Your Family’s Money in the Digital World

Protecting Your Family’s Money in the Digital World