Money Organizer

by: Janelle Luken

Published by: SmartiPantz

Reviewed by Connie Anderson

If you have young children, are you teaching them how to handle money? What about your teens? You are not alone...most of us were not taught about money by our parents either.

However when most of us were young, new college freshmen did not receive a couple of get-into-debt opportunities every week (credit card applications) like today, and our young people are taking the bait. Many are still paying off those debts long after they graduate!

Start early and start often...Luken developed the educational Money Organizer to teach her own children financial awareness, and you will think she is pretty smart. She says it is never too early to share money management life skills, helping your child to develop life-long habits. The contents of this boxed kit (much more than a book) are: Briefcase, workbook, parent handbook, deposit boxes for long-term and short-term savings, spending and sharing, money belt and a pencil made of recycled money (ideal for show and tell).

Some of the chapter titles are:

- Your Allowanc
- What About Chore
- Special Money Earne
- Why Save
- Why Share
- Why Spend?

Parents and grandparents, this would make a great gift for children to help give them a solid foundation for handling money. We all know that when children become teens and with their first job, have a lot money, that time also collides with when they don't listen to their parents because they think we are stupid.

So start earlier, and this kit will help. Teach your children smart money management and debt control for life.

Armchair Interviews says: This ingenious kit is available through their web site www.smartipantz.com and select gift shops.