I Can Be Money Smart

It's never too early to learn the essential skill of how to save money. With online shopping and payments made with just a tap on our phones, it can be easy for kids to imagine that money truly does grow on trees. But this book explains that sometimes we need to plan ahead to buy the things we want and work towards a savings goal. • Readers will learn how to put money aside to save for new toys, games, or treats. • They will discover how banks can help us save money and how banks can lend us money. • And readers will be introduced to the very cool idea that when we save with a bank, our savings can actually earn us more money in the form of interest. The information is presented in a fun, engaging way and is made accessible for this young audience. Saving money and reaching your savings goals is a great feeling, and kids will be excited to learn this skill using the facts, ideas, activities, and projects in this book.

It's never too early to learn all about money and how we spend it. In this introduction to the topic of spending, kids will discover: • The different ways that we can spend-from coins and banknotes, to paying with a cellphone or shopping online • How to make a budget to be sure we can afford all the things we want to buy • How banks, debit and credit cards, and cellphone payments work • And what grown-ups actually mean when they say they have "bills to pay" When purchases can be made these days with just a couple of online clicks, it can be easy for kids to imagine that money truly does grow on trees. So this book takes an engaging, accessible, and real-life look at the topic of getting and wisely spending money. Kids will love learning how to become smart spenders and will enjoy the book's facts, ideas, activities, and projects that bring this essential topic to life.

With online shopping and payments made with just a tap on our phones, it can be easy for young people to imagine that money truly does grow on trees. That's why it's more important than ever that kids have a good financial education, and it's never too early for them to start honing their money management skills. In this title, readers will discover the many different ways in which we earn our money. • How can kids earn extra allowance by doing chores or starting their first business? • What do terms such as wages, salary, part-time work, full-time work, career, or being an entrepreneur mean? • And once they've earned some money, what should they do with it to be money smart? The information is presented in a fun, engaging way and is made accessible for this young audience. Kids love the idea of making money, and this title is packed with facts, ideas, activities, and projects to bring this exciting topic alive.