Guest post by Remi Jimena. If you want your children to make smart financial decisions as adults, it’s important to instill good money habits early on. As was noted in our article on ‘Why Kids Need to Learn About Money Now’,…
(This is a guest post by John Ellmore) As a child, it can seem parents are a source of unlimited money. After all, they pay for the home, food, clothes, and of course taxes, but most kids will be unaware of…
Bankaroo is proud to support EdCamp Silicon valley. An EdCamp is an unconference gathering of educators to talk about relevant issues and ideas that they deem important. We are looking forward to engaging with forward thinking educators and to provide…
Check out the latest press on bankaroo. “…This story begins with an all-too-familiar family scenario: a child and her parent arguing over money. In this case, then-10-year-old Dani Gafni and her father, Etay, are at a video game store, quibbling…
If your school is like most, then your teachers likely are covering economics to some degree. (That’s good!) When it’s summer, however, you have the perfect chance to learn more about this important subject in a real-world, hands-on approach. Summer…
Wogrammer – Highlighting amazing female engineers and breaking stereotypes. One story at a time. This week, they wrote about Dani (Danielle) and bankaroo. Dani Gafni built Bankaroo, a virtual bank for kids, when she was 10 years old. “If you think you…
Just as parents look for great resources to teach kids about personal finance, educators are searching for tools they can use to help students grasp economics in a broader scope. Bankaroo has set out to address this and now is…
If you’re a parent or caregiver who’s been feeling about 15 minutes late for everything and just a screw short of personal daily assembly, teaching kids about money at home can be a logistical challenge. Today’s schools understand this, and…
Goal setting is super important when you’re teaching your child about finance—it keeps them focused, makes progress easier to measure and gives you the chance to offer praise and reward when they do well. You can set dozens of different…
“Just knowing that something I, a teenager, made could affect anyone really makes me feel like I did something good.” As posted on EY! Blog by philip@childfinance.org Ye! is a platform for entrepreneurs aged 16 to 30. But some people just don’t wait…