Learning to handle money responsibly is a lesson that should be learned while young, and the opportunity to learn is available at the Maplewood Center in Garden City. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Teen and Financial Peace Junior is being offered at the center beginning July 14. “Financial education is fundamental for success in today’s world,” … Continue reading Garden City program helps kids learn how to manage money →

Like many busy mothers of young kids, Sylvia Suarez never thought too much about college for her two boys, much less saving for it. College simply seemed a long way off. Until this school year. Under a pilot program at Tahoe Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., Suarez got the motivation – and free cash – … Continue reading ‘Kids to college’ savings programs take root →

Rachel Cruze is the daughter of respected financial author and radio host Dave Ramsey. An accomplished author and speaker in her own right, Cruze and her father just released “Smart Money Smart Kids,” a book about raising financially responsible children. Here are highlights from our interview with Cruze on raising financially smart kids. What was … Continue reading Dave Ramsey’s daughter on raising money-smart kids →

  By Amanda Becker and Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch says it was his three children who motivated him to spend almost $2 million challenging California’s teacher tenure laws.     Welch, an engineer with at least 130 patents, is the force behind Students Matter, the non-profit organization whose lawsuit against the state … Continue reading Entrepreneur’s kids inspired battle with California teachers →