Teach Your Kids How to Save, Spend and Share Wisely.
My new book! Teach a Kid to Save: A Fun, Hands-on Approach to Building Smart Money Habits
Some of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how do we teach them the things we never quite learned?
Teach a Kid to Save is your hands-on, research-based guide to teaching your kids about the wise use of money and work through an interactive mini-economy. In the mini-economy, kids have jobs, earn a play-money income, make a plan, shop at the household store, and even create their own businesses.
With chapters on work, rest, generosity, saving, spending, and entrepreneurship, as well as a quick-start guide, templates, visual aids, conversation starters, and a special appendix for homeschools, Teach a Kid to Save is the all-in-one resource you've been waiting for.
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Hi, I’m Stephen
The world is big and complicated, but it’s full of opportunities. With the right tools, young people can confidently seize those opportunities. That’s why I don’t just teach how to work with money; I teach how money works.
I’ve written many peer-reviewed articles on how to teach economics and personal finance. I run a household mini-economy with my own four children, which is what my book is about. You can learn more at my blog, Paper Robots.
I teach economics at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Business, and I’m the director of the VCU Center for Economic Education. I work with the Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE) to do teacher training in economics and personal finance.
I love spending time with my family in Richmond, VA, playing soccer, skateboarding, and reading with a cup of good coffee.