by Lacey | Feb 9, 2018 | activities for kids, Opinion, Parenting
Parents and educators: Would you let McDonald’s teach your children about nutrition? Would you let Monsanto teach your kids about farming? Would you let Rolf Harris teach your children about consent? Of course you wouldn’t. You may even be aghast that I suggest such a...
by Lacey | Sep 3, 2016 | activities for kids, Parenting, Teaching kids about money
Want to get your children excited about saving? We have the book for you! Bunny Money is the story of Nessa and Nate, a pair of twins getting $100 each from Gran for their 10th birthday. But that’s not all they get – the most precious part of Gran’s...
by Lacey | Oct 13, 2014 | activities for kids, Investing, Parenting, Property
By Lacey Filipich, BEng(Hons), MAICD In last week’s post, I expounded on my theories about how Monopoly (the board game) is like real life property investing. In the interest of balance, I’m following up with this post about the ways in which Monopoly is NOT like real...
by Lacey | Oct 7, 2014 | activities for kids, Investing, Parenting, Property, Teaching kids about money
By Lacey Filipich, BEng(Hons), MAICD Monopoly and real life? Monopoly? Really? Yes, I’m not talking about what Microsoft had in the 90’s, I’m talking about the board game we all know and love. Monopoly began life around 1903, originally (and quite aptly) named ‘The...