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A New Website Can Help Kids Learn Valuable Financial Skills that Can Last a Lifetime
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KIDS TODAY HAVE MORE MONEY THAN EVER. BUT, DO THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT? CHANCES ARE THAT THEY COULD USE SOME ADVICE ON SPENDING AND SAVING WISELY. NOW, A NEW WEBSITE CAN HELP KIDS BUILD VALUABLE FINANCIAL SKILLS THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME. IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING KIDS MAKE SMARTER CHOICES WITH THEIR DOLLARS. MANY PARENTS FEEL THAT THEY'RE POOR FINANCIAL ROLE-MODELS. AND, SCHOOLS TODAY ARE ILL-EQUIPPED TO TEACH KIDS ABOUT MONEY. THAT'S WHY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, TO REDESIGN "'THE-MINT'-DOT-ORG"--TO GIVE KIDS, PARENTS, AND EVEN TEACHERS A TRUSTED RESOURCE. THE SITE IS PACKED WITH GAMES AND INTERACTIVE CHALLENGES THAT MAKE LEARNING ABOUT FINANCES FUN. THERE ARE LESSON-PLANS THAT CAN MAKE LEARNING ABOUT MONEY FUN IN THE CLASSROOM. AND, PARENTS CAN EVEN PICK UP SOME NEW FINANCIAL SKILLS, THEMSELVES. TO LEARN MORE, LOG ON TO W-W-W-DOT-"THE-MINT"-DOT-ORG.
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