{"id":1144,"date":"2011-11-11T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2011-09-16T19:06:25","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T23:06:25","slug":"it%e2%80%99s-my-life-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/1144\/it%e2%80%99s-my-life-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Money games for kids &#8211; It\u2019s My Life \u2013 Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pbskids.org\/itsmylife\/money\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIt\u2019s My Life \u2013 Money\u201d<\/a> is an absolutely wonderful online money place for young tweens to visit.<\/p>\n<p>It has money topics, games, quizzes, videos with video discussion guides and celebs, reviews (and more), plus blog (real stuff for tweens). This is tweens heaven!<\/p>\n<p>The money topics include \u201cwhy should you work?,\u201d \u201coffering a service\u201d and \u201cusing your creativity\u201d to name a few. There\u2019s the \u201cMaking Money Quiz\u201d which helps enormously with learning how to rake in those big bucks!<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBe Your Own Boss\u201d game gives you the chance to pick a business you would like to start, and see how well you can make it grow.  You learn to make your decisions wisely otherwise you can run it (and yourself!) into the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMad Money\u201d is another cool game!  You get to choose a special item (like a concert ticket for $50) and then you get 30 days of earning, spending and saving.  The goal is to end up with enough money for the item you chose. You visit different stores, buy the items on your list, and get opportunities to earn more money.  Oh, this was FUN!<\/p>\n<p>Not only about money, there are these AWESOME videos covering topics of interest to tweens, such as  \u201cfood smarts,\u201d \u201csibling rivalry,\u201d \u201ctime management, \u201c \u201chome alone,\u201d \u201cgossip and rumors,\u201d \u201cdepression,\u201d \u201cdealing with anger,\u201d \u201ccrushes,\u201d \u201ccheating\u201d and \u201cembarrassing moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being a young person doesn\u2019t have to mean being confused when it comes to the how\u2019s, what\u2019s, when\u2019s, and where\u2019s of spending money.  Learn all about \u201cspending smarts, \u201cmaking money\u201d and \u201cmanaging money.\u201d  And tell your tweens this:<\/p>\n<p>Money makes the world go around \u2026 or at least makes the ride a little easier.  You can earn extra moolah!  You can learn the secret to managing your money too.  GO FOR IT!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers \u2026 Amanda van der Gulik \u2026 Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> Here are some more fun money  tools I found to help your Tweens and Teens learn about making money and money management! Enjoy! ;o)<br \/>\n(Simply click on the photos, it will open up a new window, to take a <strong>&#8220;sneak peek&#8221;<\/strong> inside them!)<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446693219\/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0446693219\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ASIN=0446693219&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=teacchilaboum-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446693219&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001ETJBYW\/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B001ETJBYW\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ASIN=B001ETJBYW&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=teacchilaboum-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001ETJBYW&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004D01KAC\/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B004D01KAC\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ASIN=B004D01KAC&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=teacchilaboum-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004D01KAC&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00150GHNS\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=B00150GHNS\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ASIN=B00150GHNS&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=teacchilaboum-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00150GHNS&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s My Life \u2013 Money\u201d is an absolutely wonderful online money place for young tweens to visit. 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