Neale Godfrey

At a time when kids have more debt and temptation than ever comes a completely revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller on teaching children aged three to twenty about money Money Doesn't Grow on Trees is the book that parents turn to when it comes to teaching their children about money. With 180,000 young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four declaring bankruptcy last year and college students graduating with an average of $28,000 in debt, Neale S. Godfrey is the definitive expert on the subject and her time-tested advice is more important than ever. Money Doesn't Grow on Trees offers exercises and concrete examples on everything from responsible budgeting to understanding the difference between "want" and "need" for children of every age. This revised edition includes entirely new sections that discuss The power of the Internet The tactics of television advertisers The world of eBay Godfrey's years of experience as a mother and a financial expert make Money Doesn't Grow on Trees a book no responsible parent can afford to pass up.

Neale Godfrey's Money Doesn't Grow on Trees flew to the top of the bestseller list by helping parents teach their kids the value and uses of money. In her latest national bestseller, A Penny Saved, Godfrey builds on those basic concepts -- for preschoolers through teenagers -- and gives parents a concrete structure to teach values and essential life skills. Parents want their children to grow up with healthy self-esteem, sound judgment, self-discipline, and the ability to take care of themselves in an uncertain world. They want their children to learn the positive lessons of honesty, responsibility, cooperation, and ethical behavior. By teaching children to understand what money is, how to use it, and what it can -- and can't -- do, parents prepare their children for life in the real world. Worksheets, quizzes, teaching games, and age-appropriate exercises give kids hands-on opportunities to hone their practical skills.

Money -- it seems easy enough. You use it to buy cool stuff. But you've probably noticed there's more to money than just buying things. There are savings accounts, checking accounts, and money market accounts, not to mention credit cards, investments, budgets, and loans. Well, here to answer your questions -- plus ones you might not have known to ask -- is Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book. From piggy banks to the Federal Reserve Bank, everything you want to know is at your fingertips. Neale S. Godfrey, an expert on money, makes it all so easy to understand, you'll be an expert on money, too!

The book is unique because its design illustrates how parents and children can combine ecology and economics to save your household money. Adults read the book one way and flip it over so their kids can read it the other way.