Each month we focus on one financial concept to help you take the lessons you learn while at Young Americans to your home. This month we’re talking about “Balancing with the Bank.” It is very important to keep track of your own transactions in your checkbook register, and then double check your register with the statement the bank sends you every …
The holiday season is a great time for students to practice financial responsibility. Whether kids are shopping for others or for themselves, parents have plenty of opportunities to raise questions about wants and needs, saving, budgeting, and a whole host of other topics. Of course, this is also a fabulous time for buying fun, educational products for youngsters. Gift ideas! …
As all parents know, every child learns at a different pace. However, there are suggested ages for when children should learn to walk, talk, count, and spell Personal finance is no different. There are lots of concepts to grasp, and it can be difficult to know when a child is ready to tackle one. It’s important to remember that young …
Spending money is as easy as knowing 1, 2, and 3. However, it’s not as easy to bounce back from debt when you’ve spent TOO much money. Each month we focus on one financial topic that will increase the knowledge of finance for customers. The October Concept of the Month is all about a spending plan. A spending plan ensures …
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Start baking, start making, start mixing, and start fixing, because… The Holiday Young Entrepreneur Marketplace application is now online! Please click on this link to fill out the application. Keep in mind the Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace is very popular and space is limited. A wait list will be created when it is full. Remember we are …
On Tuesday, September 17, four different youth entrepreneur groups brought together more than 60 people to host a competition around design thinking and rapid prototyping. This youth-focused event during Denver Startup Week was called the Competitive Idea Lab. It started with a challenge and ended with product. This is how it happened… Addressing the challenge Young Americans joined forces with …
This post is made possible through the generous support of Great-West Great-Teachers, a program of Great-West Financial. In today’s mobile world, iPhone and iPad apps are a great, quick way for kids to learn, experience and practice a financial concept. You can check out my suggestions for mobile financial games and tools here. However, sometimes we all need a bit …
Come join us! We know our customers hail from all over Colorado, plus every other state in the country and twelve other countries. That means it’s not always east to come into Young Americans Bank to make a transaction or check your balance. Unveiling the app We’re making things easier by adding a new phone app that lets our bank …
At Young Americans, we teach about saving, needs versus wants, entrepreneurship and what it takes to run a business. But sometimes the cents don’t add up. So, this month we are focusing on foreign currencies. Our Concept of the Month is; Euro, Peso, Dime. We want to introduce the importance of global money and why it’s different all around the …
This post is made possible through the generous support of Great-West Great-Teachers, a program of Great-West Financial. Just like with other difficult and personal topics, often it’s hardest for parents just to begin the conversation. A frequent question I am asked is, “When should I start talking to my kids about money, and how do I have that conversation?” My …
