4 Ways to Make Financial Literacy Work for Kids
Financial literacy is right up there with Mom and apple pie as an American ideal, but it's a challenge to figure out how to achieve it. Here's what the smart money suggests.
Financial literacy is right up there with Mom and apple pie as an American ideal, but it's a challenge to figure out how to achieve it. Here's what the smart money suggests.
While some school systems have added financial literacy to their curricula, many have not, and in the end, responsibility for ensuring your offspring are ready for adult financial life is on your shoulders. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can add to your teens' practical knowledge.
Business and finance camps aren't just for the nerdy and precocious anymore. Because, let's face it: The survival skill your child is most likely to need isn't knowing how to build a lean-to -- it's understanding how mortgages work. And these camps make learning those skills fun.


