Popular games geared toward kids put transactions straight in their hands, which makes the need for financial literacy education more urgent. (Dreamstime/TNS)
How did you learn about money when you were a kid? Maybe your parents handed you a few dollars to swing by the grocery store for milk. After getting through the checkout line and carefully counting out the change, perhaps you stuffed the rest back into your pocket and headed back home.
Today, teaching kids how to manage money is different. As technology around payments and money management has evolved, transactions are often no longer tangible. Cash is becoming less common and learning to become financially savvy is beginning to take a much different shape than in the past.
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