I distinctly remember my very first lesson with money. I was about five years old and on a shopping trip with my mother and grandmother a cow stuffed animal caught my eye. I was never the type of child to ask for anything but this particular animal I just had to have! Apparently I had to have it so much that when I was told no I threw myself on the ground in a full blown temper tantrum (this was extremely rare for me if not a one time occurrence in public). My mother kept insisting that no matter how hard I cried she was not giving in and buying me the cow. My grandmother on the other hand took the opportunity to teach me a lesson regarding money. She told me that she would buy it for me but I had to pay back every dime of it with tooth fairy money. The cow was fairy cheap but to a five year old it felt like forever trying to pay it back. I remember making my last payment and having a long discussion about the importance of spending wisely. Although I was proud of my purchase and ability to pay for it myself in the end, I never asked for anything again. To this day I still hate asking for anything and when my husband asks what I want for my birthday or Christmas I typically respond with something cheap and silly like socks!
Working hard and saving money is something I plan on teaching our six year old and fifteen month old early on. Both of them have piggy banks in their rooms and our six year old likes to make lists of what he is saving for. I recently came across a wonderful company called
Moonjar that helps teach children to save, spend and share.
The Moonjar Story:
Moonjar LLC was established in 2001 by Eulalie Scandiuzzi, a Seattle native, to inspire and incorporate strong financial values and practices into everyday life.
The name Moonjar comes from the idea of “Shooting for the Moon” and creating Big Dreams, along with the ancient custom of placing hopes and dreams in a jar.
Today Moonjar is a vibrant young company working to bring financial literacy to children and families around the globe. We believe the time to start the conversation about money is now and the way to start the conversation is through Saving, Spending and Sharing.
All our products are trademarked, copyrighted, patented and created with recyclable materials.
We received the
Classic Moonjar Moneybox for review. This moneybox has won a number of awards including
Dr. Toy 2007 Best Products Winner and
Nappa Gold National Parenting Publications Awards to name a couple. Each Classic Moonjar Moneybox measures 5.5 X 5 inches, is made out of a durable tin with removable lids and comes with a family guide and passbook. What I like best about this moneybox is the fact that three very important things are condensed into one yet still separated. With the current piggy banks that the kids have they are learning to save up for something special they want to buy and they know the importance of giving to others in need. However, the Moonjar Moneybox allows them to decide which area they would like to place their money each and every time they put money in the box. It will require them to step away from simply dropping change into a slot and become more aware as well as think a little harder about what they want to do with the money earned and/or given to them.
Moonjar has much more to offer than just moneyboxes. They also have books teaching children the ABC's of money and starting a business as well as
Family Kits and money related
games. All of Moonjar's products are reasonably priced which makes teaching children the importance of money more appealing. Moonjar moneyboxes can be purchased directly at
moonjar.com or
Amazon. I highly recommend Moonjar to any and everybody who is passionate about teaching our youth the importance of making wise decisions regarding money!
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March 9, 2012 at 11:09 PM
We teach our kids about money by giving them an allowance for cleaning their bedrooms. My daughter gets $10 for every 100% spelling test she receives.
Our kids both have piggy banks and they understand that they can save to use for our family vacation or they use it for something that they want to buy. It gives them the opportunity to understand what they can afford with the amount of money that they have saved.
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March 10, 2012 at 12:57 AM
piggy banks. sadly, my stepdaughters have yet to learn about the importance of saving
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I think the best way to teach children about money is to talk about your purchases. That's what we did with our kids and my daughter learned to save up for something big instead of buying a ton of little things. I hope to teach my grandson the same.
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I teach my children to save their money for something they really want. They pay for the item at the store without my help.
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March 13, 2012 at 10:09 PM
They have a bank to keep money in.
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March 14, 2012 at 3:33 AM
My kids are still young. But I plan to have my kids keep a bank for their allowance.
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March 14, 2012 at 3:37 PM
By giving them an allowance, and letting them learn the importance of money.
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March 16, 2012 at 4:51 PM
paying for somethings in the stores and checking to make sure the change is correct mverno@roadrunner.com
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March 18, 2012 at 1:27 AM
I show them by watching how I shop sales, use coupons and budget.
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March 20, 2012 at 4:16 PM
He has a piggy bank and we always talk about what he wants to save up for!
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we help the grandkids learn by giving them the piggy with the different kinds of save, spend and fun money
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Well right now my son is a toddler so I am teaching him the difference between pennies, nickels, and quarters, but I am working on different things like saving up and how you can get gifts with the right amount of $$$.
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March 21, 2012 at 3:35 AM
valuing items in terms of how many hours need to be worked to afford a certain thing he wants - works wonders when he figures out how many hours of chores he'd have to do to earn something
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March 21, 2012 at 8:54 AM
we use a piggy bank with my son but i have been wanting to do more
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Both our kids have piggy banks and we try to teach them it's better to save and give..than to spend it on stuff we want.
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March 22, 2012 at 9:18 PM
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March 22, 2012 at 11:29 PM
My girls earn a allowence and we try to save up for something so thay can see how much things cost
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