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Holy Budget BALANCE Batman! Open Source Gotham Game

February 20, 2009 by 5 Comments

Feb. 20, 2009 Carping about your local officials? Don’t like the decisions being made? Still a student and can’t vote yet? Here’s a little micro-level peek into what the feds are dealing with on the … [Read more...]

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Using Matching Funds Marketing Tactics: A Win-Win For Kids

December 30, 2008 by 1 Comment

Ok mathletes and marketing mavens...when does $125=$250? The economy’s in the tank, and I want every penny leveraged to the max, so it makes sense that I’d wait until the 'best year-end … [Read more...]

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Money Management for Kids: Chores, Allowance & Digital Nagging

December 23, 2008 by 11 Comments

Part Two of our interview with PAYjr CEO David Jones includes one of the rarely used aspects of PAYjr's chore and allowance program (only 5% evidently) where parents can set up cell phone reminders … [Read more...]

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