Money for Kids
Practical, fun guides to help kids and parents navigate saving, earning, investing, and more. Real-world money skills made simple.
Featured Guides
How Do Banks Work?
Ever wondered what happens to your money after you deposit it? Hint: It doesn't just sit in a vault! Discover the surprising truth about how banks work.
Needs vs Wants for Kids
Is that new toy a need or a want? Learn how to tell the difference, master the 'Grey Zone,' and use the upgrade framework to make smart money choices.
Pocket Money for Teenagers
Learn how much pocket money to give teenagers, when to phase it out, and how to handle the transition to a first job.
How the Economy Works: A Simple Guide
Ever wondered where your money goes after you spend it? Discover how the economy works as a giant machine that connects everyone in this fun guide for kids.
Chores and Money for Kids
Discover age-appropriate chores for kids to earn money.
Saving for College
A year at university costs around $25,000.
Value of Money: What Your Money Is Really Worth
Learn the superpower of understanding the value of money.
Supply and Demand for Kids
Ever wonder why limited-edition toys cost so much? Learn how supply and demand work together to set prices in this fun, kid-friendly guide to economics.
Money & Society
Discover how money connects us all.
Money Games for Kids
Discover the best money games for kids.
Allowance by Age: How Much to Give Kids
Discover the average allowance by age for kids in the US.
How Much Pocket Money Should You Give?
Find the right pocket money amount for your family using our practical framework.
Budgeting for Teens
Learn to manage part-time job income, handle social spending, and save for big goals like driving lessons with our real-world teen budgeting guide.
Best Stocks for Kids
Learn how to pick your first investment.
Taxes Explained for Kids
What are taxes and where does the money go? Learn how taxes pay for schools, parks, and roads in this fun guide for kids and families.
Kids' Bank Accounts
Ready for a kids bank account? Learn what age children can start, why the app matters more than interest rates, and how families can choose the best account.
All Guides by Topic
Earning & Pocket Money
- Allowance for Kids: The Complete Guide
- Pocket Money for Teenagers
- Earning & Pocket Money: A Kid's Guide to Making Money
- Allowance and Chores
- Allowance by Age: How Much to Give Kids
- Your First Job
- Pocket Money for 10-Year-Olds
- Entrepreneurship for Kids
- Pocket Money for 13-Year-Olds
- Pocket Money for 5-Year-Olds
- Kids Who Started Real Businesses
- Business Ideas for Kids: 15+ Ways to Start Making Money
- Pocket Money for 6-Year-Olds
- The Lemonade Stand
- Chores and Money for Kids
- Pocket Money for 7-Year-Olds
- Should Pocket Money Be Tied to Chores?
- Best Pocket Money Apps for Kids (2026 Comparison)
- When to Start Pocket Money: Readiness Signs
- Pocket Money by Age
- Pocket Money Chart: Track, Save & Learn
- How Much Pocket Money Should You Give?
- Pocket Money Ideas
Investing
- Diversification for Kids
- How Stock Prices Move
- What Are Dividends? Getting Paid to Own Stocks
- Real Estate Basics: How Property Investing Works
- What Is an ETF? Exchange-Traded Funds Made Simple
- Risk and Reward in Investing
- What Are Index Funds? The Easiest Way to Invest
- Roth IRA for Kids
- Investing Accounts for Kids
- Best Stocks for Kids
- What Is Blockchain?
- Investing for Kids
- What Are Bonds? A Simple Guide for Kids
- What Is a Stock?
- What Is Bitcoin? The Story of Digital Gold
- What Is Investing?
- The Stock Market for Kids: How It Works
- Cryptocurrency Basics: A Beginner's Guide
- Stocks for Kids: How to Start Investing in Shares
- Crypto vs Regular Money: What's the Difference?
- Stocks vs Bonds
- Why Start Investing Young
- Custodial Accounts Explained: UGMA & UTMA for Kids
How Money Works
- What Is Money? A Simple Explanation for Kids
- The History of Money
- What Are Exchange Rates?
- Fiat Money vs the Gold Standard
- Inflation Explained for Kids
- What Is a Recession?
- History of Money Timeline
- What Is GDP? A Kid's Guide to Gross Domestic Product
- What Is Interest?
- Money Around the World: A Kid's Guide
- How Currency Works: Why Countries Have Different Money
- Why Does Money Have Value?
- How Money Works: A Kid's Guide to the Money System
- Supply and Demand for Kids
- How Prices Work: Why Things Cost What They Cost
Saving
- What Is a 529 Plan? A Simple Guide for Kids and Parents
- Power of Compound Interest
- Best Savings Accounts for Kids
- Saving for College
- Best Savings Account for Grandchild
- Setting Saving Goals for Kids
- Piggy Bank to Real Bank: A Kid's Guide
- Saving Tips for Kids
- Saving Money for Kids
- Savings Accounts for Kids
- Simple vs Compound Interest
- Child Savings Account: How to Open and Manage One
- Compound Interest Explained for Kids
- Why Save Money? A Kid's Guide to Why Saving Matters
- Youth Savings Accounts
Spending & Budgeting
- Advertising Tricks for Kids
- How to Compare Prices: A Kid's Guide to Finding the Best Deal
- Impulse Buying
- Needs vs Wants for Kids
- Value of Money: What Your Money Is Really Worth
- Opportunity Cost for Kids
- Your First Budget
- Budgeting Basics: A Beginner's Guide for Kids
- Gift Card Budgeting: Make Your Gift Cards Go Further
- Budgeting for Teens
- Smart Spending for Kids
- Spending & Budgeting for Kids
- How to Keep a Spending Diary
- Subscription Traps
Money & Society
- Taxes Explained for Kids
- How the Economy Works: A Simple Guide
- How to Spot Money Scams
- In-Game Currency Scams: Why 'Free Robux' Is Always a Lie
- Types of Taxes Explained: Every Tax for Kids and Adults
- How to Spot Online Scams
- What Are Taxes For?
- Giving and Charity for Kids
- What Is Credit?
- Good Debt vs Bad Debt: How to Tell
- What Is Debt?
- Money and Government
- Does Money Buy Happiness?
- Money & Society
Banking
- How to Open a Bank Account for Your Child
- Types of Bank Accounts Explained: A Simple Guide for Kids
- Bank Accounts for Minors
- Online Bank Accounts for Minors
- Banking for Kids
- Online Banking Explained
- Kids' Bank Accounts
- How ATMs Work
- How Banks Make Money: The Secret Business Behind Your Bank
- Credit Cards vs Debit Cards: What's the Difference?
- How Do Banks Work?
- How Debit Cards Work
- Debit Cards for Kids
Learning & Teaching Money
- Fun Facts About Money
- Money Games for Kids
- Teaching a 5-Year-Old About Money
- How to Teach Kids About Money
- Teaching Kids About Money by Age: A Year-by-Year Guide
- Financial Literacy for Elementary Students
- Financial Literacy for Teens: Essential Money Skills
- Best Investing Books for Kids & Teens
- Teach Kids About Money: Financial Education Guide
- Best Money Board Games for Kids
- Best Money Books for Kids: Age-by-Age Guide