Comments on: Personal Finance Can Be Fun!

By: The LeanLifeCoach

The LeanLifeCoach — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:47:15 +0000

@Ken – That rocks! The thought that I could play some very small part in helping kids learn is what makes blogging worthwhile!!! Please come back and let us know which ones worked best with the kids!

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:51:40 +0000

Thanks for the links to financial games…I’ll check them out….I work in an elementary school…it has a computer lab..you know where I’m going, right?
Good post!
.-= Ken´s last blog ..How To Properly Work Your Teenager =-.

By: The LeanLifeCoach

The LeanLifeCoach — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:02:49 +0000

@Ryan – You have to be careful, video games as a tool to teach personal finance, I might be convinced to let my son play WoW non-stop! ….. er NOT!

@Jane – Thanks for stopping in! – As long as your parents picked up the tab for you I guess it was a blessing in the end…. however, I seem to recall that you have stepped up financially for yourself.

By: SeeJaneGetRich.com

SeeJaneGetRich.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:39:58 +0000

My parent would never share any financial information with me as a kid so I was left to learn my own financial lessons. Because I was always told that we don’t have the money to buy some of the things that I wanted I thought we were poor. Imagine my shock when I applied for college and finally saw that there was no way I could qualify for FAFSA because our family made too much money! These are all great ideas that you shared.

By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:06:32 +0000

I actually relate my money strategy a lot to playing age of empires for the PC. My strategy was always to build as many villagers (income streams) as possible then have enough resources coming in to build a bigger army than the opposing guy. The hardest part was building fast enough so you had some protection before getting rushed (perhaps with debt?) by the other player.

I think I’m going to write a post about this…

Only 21 states? Where did you find that info?
.-= Ryan @ Planting Dollars´s last blog ..Hiking Diamond Head and Snorkeling In Waikiki =-.

By: The LeanLifeCoach

The LeanLifeCoach — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:04:10 +0000

@MoneyReasons – Monopoly has long been a favorite. Sadly, RDPD a trilogy is sitting at home waiting to be read. I look forward to it.

By: Money Reasons

Money Reasons — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:10 +0000

I started out a little to ambitiously with my kids. We played the “Cashflow for Kids” game from “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. It was fun, but a little unrealistic. We have also played “Monopoly”.

I’ll have to check out the games you have listed above. They sound like some of them might be more appropriate for my kids.
.-= Money Reasons´s last blog ..Stop Waiting For Magical Moments To Happen =-.