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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Guest Blog for the Johns Creek Patch

This week I was a guest blogger for the Johns Creek Patch. I wrote about allowing kids to spend their money even if they make mistakes with it. Mistakes can be learning opportunities. Visit the Johns Creek Patch to read the full artic...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

MoneyTrail Co-Hosts #FinLitChat May 18 – Family Finances!

I have been invited to co-host a tweet chat about Family Finances on Wednesday, May 18th at 1:00 pm EST with FinLitTV.  FinLitTV.com is a website dedicated to making financial literacy possible.  During our chat, we are going to jump head first into the world of kids, teens and money!  I hope you will join us. Hosts & Co-Hosts: @FinLitTV and   @MoneyTrailNet What: Family Finances with MoneyTrailWhen:...

Friday, May 13, 2011

Pam's Picks: Teachable Money Moments with Legos, Teachers and Toilets!

Each week, I spend a lot of time reading new articles and blogs about kids, teens, money and financial literacy.  I'll even pop over to YouTube and see what's going on over there. In "Pam's Picks", I will share some great articles and videos with you. Most of the time, I think of a teachable moment as being that precise moment in time when you have the opportunity to connect a child with a new concept.  However, this week, I broadened...

The Official Launch of MoneyTrail

Sometimes I just need to toot my own horn and share our celebrations with you.  Today is one of those days!  As of today… (drumroll, please), MoneyTrail is officially launched!  We have taken the “beta” off of our logo and are no longer in a public beta testing format.  Many thanks go to the families who have helped us along the way.  The initial public response to MoneyTrail has far exceeded our expectations and we are...

Friday, May 6, 2011

My Mom, Lady Bugs and Entrepreneurship?

Mother’s Day is just a few days away and it has me thinking, of course, about my mother.  Take a look at the lovely photo to the left.  Yup…that’s my mother and me at the grand opening of her craft store.  (I’m the one in the “Little House on the Prairie” dress!)  I believe I was about four years old at the time.   Today we would call my mom an entrepreneur or more recently, a “mompreneur”.  She was, and still...

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Pam's Picks: Financial Literacy Experts and Bill Cosby

Each week, I spend a lot of time reading new articles and blogs about kids, teens, money and financial literacy.  I'll even pop over to YouTube and see what's going on over there. In "Pam's Picks", I will share some great articles and videos with you...