Just for Parents and Kids

Teaching your children about money and how to manage it for their financial future is a job many parents want to tackle, but are unsure of where to begin. The State Treasurer's Office has organized links on this page as a starting point for parents who want their children to become financially literate. In addition to these web sites, there are organizations and businesses throughout Vermont who are tackling the important job of financial education. The Vermont Financial Education Resource Clearinghouse below will help point you toward classes and materials available in your local area.

Simple Steps to Raising a Money-Smart Child

The National Endowment for Financial Education has created this web site to suggest various ways to introduce children to financial concepts based on a child's age. Five core areas progress for children ages 2-4 through the teen years.

Teach Your Child to Save

Save for America provides parents with the tools to begin a savings program in their local school or area youth organization. The program is supported by the U.S. Department of Education. The program teaches kids about the value of savings, encourages parents and children to work together on setting goals, and helps students gain good financial management habits. At this site you will learn how to set up a program in your local area.

A Reading List for All Ages

Check out this list of books on financial topics for children through adults. The list was prepared by the Vermont Jump$tart Coalition, a volunteer group dedicated to improving the financial literacy of youth.

Money Skills Lesson Plans and Worksheets

In this commercially sponsored web site, MoneyInstructor.com offers site visitors a wide range of free financial education materials for parents, kids and teens.

Thrive By Five

Here are eight lessons and activities parents may use to teach their pre-kindergarten age children money management concepts. Lesson topics include teaching preschoolers how to wait to spend money, how money is earned, and how to use money to buy things. The site is sponsored by the Credit Union National Association.

Vermont Financial Education Resource Clearinghouse

This ever-growing list of financial educators and resources in the Green Mountain state continues to grow. If you are aware of a free or low-cost program or service in your area, please contact us and let us know.