Oct. 8, 2013 As the parent of a teen graduating high school, spring was like a surreal montage of college tours, anticipation, excitement and questions swirling in my brain.Did I give her enough savvy … [Read more...]
SureFire Girls: Life Literacy For Teens in a Power-Packed Conference
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Prom Spending Surges? Media Panics, Hype & Critical Thinking
May 19, 2012 by 7 Comments
May 15, 2015 Update! Great then/now retrospective in the New York Times that spans proms over 60 years, all the way up to current "promposal" shenanigans, spending surges and social media selfies! … [Read more...]
How Can We Use Media To Gift Without Buying?
December 11, 2011 by 7 Comments
Update: Dec. 12, 2018 Open Call...for any and all ideas to give the gift of TIME to teachers, elders, family and friends and reduce consumption/increase heartfelt meaning in the process! Hit me up … [Read more...]
Gen Y Book Launch: Coming of Age in a Crap Economy
July 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
July 12, 2011 Lately my generational layers have been interwoven like an Etsy blankie... Between my sandwich generation eldercare/teen scene and my Gen X and Gen Y nephews making the best of jobs … [Read more...]
Warren Buffett Cartoon: 3-5 Minute Financial Literacy Clips
July 27, 2009 by 16 Comments
Update Oct 23, 2011: The Hub Premieres Secret Millionaires Club Special Sept 9, 2011: New launch: Cha-Ching Asia/Cartoon Network and April 23, 2010: new site Cash Savvy Kids w/experts advising … [Read more...]
Default: The Student Loan Documentary Needs Your Vote On Ideablob!
July 9, 2009 by 3 Comments
July 9, 2009 Update 7-13: 24 hrs. left for them to qualify this round, lend a hand if you can! "Default." Say what? It’s rare that I’d ‘advocate for default’ but in this case, it’s well-warranted, … [Read more...]
Budget Hero Game: Want To Be President of the USA?
February 24, 2009 by 4 Comments
Sept. 18, 2012 Tomorrow Sept. 19, 2012, two students from the Maryland School of Public Policy join WilsonCenter.org on Capitol Hill to launch Budget Hero new "Election Edition" engaging a group of … [Read more...]
The Crisis of Credit: Visualized. Kid Vid Teaching Tool by MFA Student
February 19, 2009 by 4 Comments
Feb. 19, 2009 For every speechless educator groping for words when hands are raised with the million dollar questions…”how did we get here” and “what can we do about it?” this little 3:44 video clip … [Read more...]
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...]
Shaping Youth Interviews PAYjr CEO on Kids’ Prepaid Plastic
December 22, 2008 by 7 Comments
Seeing as how we’re smack dab in the “final 48 hour retail frenzy” of credit card-flinging shoppers at risk of losing every logical brain cell, my interview with PAYjr Founder/CEO … [Read more...]
A Humorous Approach to Student Debt: Credit Cartoons
November 7, 2008 by 21 Comments
Two million kids voted in the Kids Pick the President mock elections and they nailed the outcome. (that's 4 out of 5 of the last Presidential elections, per Nickelodeon news) Now, Consumers Union is … [Read more...]
“My Gift Card’s Worthless? That’s So Unfair!” Cry Foul to the FTC
September 24, 2008 by 5 Comments
I don’t know about you, but with California schools on the skids, turning pockets inside out in a pathetic, penniless shrug, parents have been asked to contribute to fundraisers that also … [Read more...]
