Kids & Money: free beginner lessons
Kids & Money is a FinCon topic with 2 short lessons. Raise money-smart kids and plan for family costs. Each lesson takes about five minutes and ends with a quiz.
What will I learn in Kids & Money?
You will work through: Teaching Kids About Money, Planning for Family Costs.
What is in each Kids & Money lesson?
Teaching Kids About Money
Teach money by age: jars for young kids, budgeting for tweens, accounts for teens, investing concepts for older teens.
What's a powerful way to teach kids about money? Small, real decisions — and small mistakes — teach money lessons far better than lectures.
When 7-year-old Mia got $10, her parents gave her three jars: Save, Spend, and Give. She split her money, watched the Save jar grow, and proudly bought a toy she'd waited for. Years later, splitting income into buckets felt completely natural to her.
Simple, visual systems in childhood build money habits that last into adulthood.
Planning for Family Costs
A 529 plan lets college savings grow tax-free when used for qualified education expenses.
What is a 529 plan mainly used for? 529 plans let education savings grow tax-free, making future tuition far more manageable.