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How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A Family Field Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Showing your child first hand how currency and coins are produced can generate lots of discussion about money and finances. Mint tours are available for those 7 and older in either Denver or Philadelphia. Last year, FinCon12 in Denver offered the Mint tour and I went on it. Google lists some on their St.

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

Family Balance Sheet

She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. I lived there for 2 years then I moved to Denver to go to photography school in 1998. It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?