Scammers have been around since…well, pretty much since the time people had anything they thought was valuable. Modern scammers don’t just target adults to get money. They go after kids, too. To teach your child how to avoid fraud, you…
Families from more than 30 countries are using bankaroo to teach their kids about money and making smart financial decisions. We are announcing a new project, “bankaroo in your language“, to localize the bankaroo application to as many languages as our community…
It’s no secret among the CEOs of major corporations: The goal is always to sell, be it a service or product. In order to sell, representatives within the marketing departments of companies clue in to the people who already are…
We got feedback and requests from users that love the bankaroo way of teaching kids how to budget, but don’t want to use money. We created 3 new currencies you can use: points, stars and hearts. You can now give points…
Exciting day for the bankaroo team! Danielle just ‘graduated’ from Elementary School. So, how did we celebrate? Danielle presented bankaroo at the Venture Capital & Private Equity Roundtable in Palo Alto to a distinguished crowd of ~50 VCs and Private…
Living in one of the most industrialized nations in the world, American kids are some of the world’s strongest consumers. For them, shopping is as commonplace as brushing teeth. Without proper financial education and guidance, some kids slip into the…
It’s fairly safe to assume that, at any given point, people are smacking their money down on a name brand item with which they’re familiar. Kids aren’t much different about this, but part of a good financial education is learning…
With technology the wheel that keeps businesses spinning, evidence shows there’s a foundation for mobile applications to make a big effect on kids, too. A 2011 study of mobile technology in Egypt, Japan, India and Paraguay by GSMA and NTT…
Given everything you have to do as a parent or caregiver, including budgeting in financial education for children easily can slip to the back burner on your priority list. Even so, budgeting isn’t something to put on your child’s closet…
Part of teaching kids about money is showing them how to spend responsibly. Even so, teaching about spending is only half of the finance education picture. The other half is teaching about saving. Debt Avoidance Learning about saving is important…