Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands - by Liz Frazier (Hardcover)

About the Book

Beyond Piggy Banks is a light-hearted simple guide for parents to teach young children the fundamentals of finance. By incorporating it into their everyday life and using activities, games, quizzes and other fun and interactive tools, your child will build the strong financial...

Book Synopsis

Beyond Piggy Banks is written for you: the loving, responsible and overworked parents of young children. It takes the stress and mystery out of finance, and focuses on the basic fundamentals elementary children should understand so they can make smart decisions as they grow. This usable, light hearted, real-world guide provides parents with the specific tools and step-by-step lessons needed to teach their child. The lessons provided are easy to teach and understand. The activities are quick, enjoyable and educational. Each concept starts with the basics, and builds upon them so your child has a full understanding of the topic. The chapters are broken out into simple and digestible sections, made for busy parents who don't have time for a finance novel. Most of all, the book focuses on how to incorporate teaching finance to your child through everyday real-world activities that you and your child are already doing.

This book provides parents with the confidence to teach simple financial basics to children. With that confidence comes excitement and inspiration; by teaching your children about finance you will influence every step of their lives in a positive and meaningful way. The ultimate goal of this book, and of any parent, is to raise healthy, independent and responsible children; kids who are prepared when adulthood hits!

Review Quotes

"Exceptional . . . This approachable book should alleviate any anxiety parents have about teaching their kids how to handle money." --Publishers Weekly

"This is one of those perfect parenting books, in which parents themselves can learn lessons as they educate their children. Is kindergarten too early to teach kids about cash? Certainly not, according to author and financial planner Frazier. And, down the line, if we help young adult children calculate their apartment rental budget, they may not re-establish life at home post-college. Frazier recommends books, websites, apps, and online games as valuable tools for the financial training process. Added to her often-amusing examples and scenarios, they'll make readers feel like they've enrolled in Finance 101. While the book as a whole may feel a bit weighty, Frazier reminds readers that individual lessons won't, and shouldn't, happen in just one day, a month, or even a year. Financial wisdom evolves over a lifetime, and so will the ways we teach our kids about money. With so few books on this topic geared for educating for young children, Beyond Piggy Banks is an especially good edition to public library parenting collections." --Booklist

"Liz Frazier has been providing insightful family-friendly financial advice to Forbes readers for years. If ever there were an undernourished topic in our education system, it is financial planning. Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands is a breath of fresh air and must-read for young parents who want their kids to grow up into "money smart" adults." --Matt Schifrin, Managing Editor, Money & Investing, Forbes (@schifrin), Dad of 2

"Liz Frazier has written a must-read for anyone wanting to teach financial education to their children...Read this book and learn from one of the best. I'm constantly asked what my recommendation is from parents and caregivers on how they should teach children about money--and this is it! Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands will be my go-to-guide for many years to come." --Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, personal finance expert, founder and creator of MakingSenseofCents.com (@SenseofCents)

"We teach our kids to read, to do math, to help with chores, to share, but we often overlook financial literacy. Teaching money smarts should start at a young age, but with all the other "to-dos" of parenthood, it often gets overlooked. Understanding how to manage and grow one's money is crucial to having a successful life. After all, do you really want your jobless, asset-less middle-aged child to move back in someday? Enter Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands, a book even the busiest of parents can read in tiny chunks while hiding in the bathroom. Its practical advice is presented in an entertaining and compelling way." --Jennifer Weedon Palazzo, creator/writer/producer of MomCaveTV.com (@MomCaveTV), Mom of 2

"As an educator and writer for young people, I found Frazier's book a revelation. At last, a clear and fun-filled way to empower kids across the spectrum of childhood to understand money matters and making responsible financial choices. Beyond Piggy Banks is a must for parents and teachers!" --John Claude Bemis, Piedmont Laureate for Children's Literature, Award-winning author of The Wooden Prince and The Nine Pound Hammer

As an educator and writer for young people, I found Frazier's book a revelation. At last, a clear and fun-filled way to empower kids across the spectrum of childhood to understand money matters and making responsible financial choices. Beyond Piggy Banks is a must for parents and teachers!

Exceptional . . . This approachable book should alleviate any anxiety parents have about teaching their kids how to handle money.

Liz Frazier has been providing insightful family-friendly financial advice to Forbes readers for years. If ever there were an undernourished topic in our education system, it is financial planning. Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands is a breath of fresh air and must-read for young parents who want their kids to grow up into "money smart" adults.

Liz Frazier has written a must-read for anyone wanting to teach financial education to their children...Read this book and learn from one of the best. I'm constantly asked what my recommendation is from parents and caregivers on how they should teach children about money--and this is it! Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands will be my go-to-guide for many years to come.

This is one of those perfect parenting books, in which parents themselves can learn lessons as they educate their children. Is kindergarten too early to teach kids about cash? Certainly not, according to author and financial planner Frazier. And, down the line, if we help young adult children calculate their apartment rental budget, they may not re-establish life at home post-college. Frazier recommends books, websites, apps, and online games as valuable tools for the financial training process. Added to her often-amusing examples and scenarios, they'll make readers feel like they've enrolled in Finance 101. While the book as a whole may feel a bit weighty, Frazier reminds readers that individual lessons won't, and shouldn't, happen in just one day, a month, or even a year. Financial wisdom evolves over a lifetime, and so will the ways we teach our kids about money. With so few books on this topic geared for educating for young children, Beyond Piggy Banks is an especially good edition to public library parenting collections.

We teach our kids to read, to do math, to help with chores, to share, but we often overlook financial literacy. Teaching money smarts should start at a young age, but with all the other "to-dos" of parenthood, it often gets overlooked. Understanding how to manage and grow one's money is crucial to having a successful life. After all, do you really want your jobless, asset-less middle-aged child to move back in someday? Enter Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands, a book even the busiest of parents can read in tiny chunks while hiding in the bathroom. Its practical advice is presented in an entertaining and compelling way.

About the Author

Liz Frazier is a Certified Financial Planner specializing in financial planning for families and working professionals. She decided to go into financial planning after the birth of her first child because, like so many other new parents, she realized the overwhelming need to make sure her family was financially prepared and protected. Her goal is to alleviate the anxiety that surrounds finances and provide simple and painless advice for all of life's stages and changes.