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Every $pend Counts

We offer (practical!) financial literacy activities for kids, reflections on everyday life, shared experiences, and book reviews chosen for their ability to help raise money-smart young people. Let's shape a future where children understand how and why every purchase, big or small, can move them closer to the life they want.

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One Challenge to Becoming Good With Money

Anyone can learn to be good with money. But there is one very real (but not insurmountable) complicating factor. There's a timing mismatch.

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Earth Day Classroom Activities

Discover four activities that help students understand how thoughtful consumption is an achievable upstream solution to climate change - that doesn't mean they never get to do or buy anything fun!

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Our Submission to the Stanford Financial Education Symposium

How could we not respond to a request for papers on the effectiveness of financial education? We've been so encouraged by what we've been able to observe in mindful spending lessons.

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Child Development . Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers .

Should We Use A Different Acronym?

Feel like you are living in the movie Groundhog Day? Back to school is supposed to be the high season for fresh starts. Maybe we can get closer to that ideal if we use a different acronym than "Return to Office"?

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Child Development . DIMS SCORE Questions . Teacher Resources .

Gifting Sense Is On Outschool!

There are now THREE ways kids can learn how to spend with a plan: have them calculate the DIMS SCORE^® for a possible purchase at home, at school or on Outschool!

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The Real Cost of Scarcity

"Scarcity" is a book that strikes us a very reasonable explanation for why kids who constantly live with less, fail to "get the memo" on how to build a solid financial future. It also explains why the DIMS SCORE^® Calculator helps children from all economic realities develop money-smarts.

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Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers . Inspiring Financial Writers .

This Summer, Meet Dr. Moira Somers

Move past the subtitle of "Advice That Sticks". This isn't only a book for Financial Advisors. It's a compelling look at some of the reasons why life unfolds so differently, even for people who receive the same "roadmap".

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Child Development . Financial Literacy . Inspiring Financial Writers . Teacher Resources .

Put A Cape On Ms. Taub!

Robin Taub is a CPA, best-selling author, and financial literacy thought-leader. But we're recommending "The Wisest Investment" for an unconventional reason: she's already accomplished what many parents dream of!

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A Big Free FinLit Lab?

We know, the giant online retailer has become a lightening rod for small business suffering during the pandemic. They are not a perfect corporation. However, they do help us teach kids how to think before they buy - for free. Learn how.

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Child Development . DIMS SCORE Questions . Financial Literacy . For Parents . For Teachers . Inspiring Financial Writers .

We Love This Woman’s Work

Behavioural scientist Dr. Wendy De La Rosa has a series of short but on-the-money TED Talks that are cause for celebration at the Gifting Sense project! Learn how to reduce financial stress with simple concrete steps that change your spending environment.

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Can You See The Future? We Can!

When we think further out into the future, we see all the ways today's children can almost completely avoid personal financial stress. Learn how your family can help ensure that twenty years from now, our vision is reality.

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Child Development . Financial Literacy . For Teachers .

Who Knew? TBB is Curriculum Compliant!

At the end of an incredibly interesting year at the Gifting Sense project, we've learned that our unique approach to Thinking Before Buying is almost universally compliant with financial literacy curriculum requirements throughout North America.

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Four Fridays of Fun-damental Financial Literacy

You asked, and we delivered. Learn how to run a month of thinking-before-buying workshops in four afternoons/ sessions/ classes. Buyer's remorse, be gone!

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