What habit has saved you the most amount of money?
Live on a budget? Pay yourself first? Cut up your credit cards? Check out the answers on reddit.com
Posted in Financial Tips, Money Facts
Heading to college? Credit card tips for freshmen…..
Here’s a link to some great tips on credit that they don’t teach you in high school: http://www.creditcardinsider.com/credit-cards/student/college-and-your-credit/
Posted in Financial Tips, Guest Posts
Cool resources for young entrepreneurs
Starting a business? Check out this awesome, all-things-startup website: http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/ Parent of a budding tycoon? (Can never start too young you know.) Plant the startup seed early with this book for ‘kidpreneurs’ 6-12 years old and you never know what … → read more
Posted in Business for Kids, Young Entrepreneurs
Biz Kid$ wins Parent Choice Gold Award!
Biz Kid$ is really honored to receive the Parent’s Choice Gold Award for Television. The Parents’ Choice Gold Awards are given to those books, toys, games, videos, software, magazines, audio recordings, and television programs that are judged as the highest quality, most … → read more
Posted in Business for Kids
PARENT TIP: Tell your teen to get the 411 on cell phone charges!
Do you still pay for your teen’s cellphone bill? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal says “more than 2 in 5 parents of 18-to-35 year old adult children still pay for their kids’ cellphone service.” 78% of teens … → read more
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Young entrepreneur follows her passion
When starting a business it’s important to follow your passion — even if you’re just 12 years old. Isabella, one of the founders of Creative Doodle Kids, says she tried several business ideas but nothing seemed to stick. Then she … → read more
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Win $4000 with DoSomething.org!
DoSomething.org has a great way to win some moula for college. What’s the craziest thing you did to save your greenbacks? Submit your story about your money-saving scheme and you will be entered to win a $4,000 scholarship (so you don’t … → read more
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Parent Tip: Why’s the DOW so high?
Investors are feeling giddy and that enthusiasm recently pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to new heights. When your teen starts following the stock market, he or she will hear about indexes including the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite. … → read more
Posted in Business for Kids
It’s never too late to start a business!
89-year old Grandma’s startup on Kickstarter: http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/20/smallbusiness/grandma-kickstarter-startup/index.html
Posted in Business for Kids
4 things young entrepreneurs need to know about the JOBS act
Want to start a business, but have no capital? It won’t matter when the JOBS Act kicks in — new rules will help entrepreneurs sell equity through crowd funding: http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/startup-news/4-things-young-entrepreneurs-need-to-know-about-the-jobs-act/
Posted in Business for Kids
Parent Tip: Think Big, But Not Too Big – Explaining Market Cap to Young Investors
It’s not the big kids who always win on the field and the same holds true for the plays investors make in the stock market. While market cap is a measure of how much a company is worth, it is … → read more
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12 year old saves Grandma’s house from foreclosure
Check out Noah’s Dream Catcher Network, built by a budding 12-year old philanthropist. Noah’s goal is to help people help each other. Last year he even raised over $10,000 to prevent his Grandma’s home from being foreclosed. Now that boy … → read more
