Super Savers
Train Your Kids to Become Financial Superheroes
Help your children understand money — and how to make it work for them — at any age.
Financial literacy is something most children today are severely lacking — and schools rarely teach it well. Super Savers helps parents reach kids of any age with practical tools and methods for spending, saving, investing, budgeting, and avoiding common money pitfalls.
Teaching financial responsibility goes beyond dollars and cents. It also shapes character: understanding how the world works, building good habits and attitudes, and living with gratitude and contentment. Train your children today to be their own financial superheroes of tomorrow.
Practical parenting guidance for raising kids who can spend, save, and invest with confidence.
Written by Jeff Barnette. Originally published at supersaversbook.com.
Companion resources
Tools to keep the lessons going
Curated educational tools, calculators, and parent guides that pair well with Super Savers.
Educational tools
- Consumer Jungle — browse personal finance topics and interactive games
- Biz Kids — videos, games, and classroom-friendly lessons
- Jump$tart Reality Check — an interactive look at the cost of living independently
Financial calculators
- Compound interest calculator (Investor.gov)
- 401(k) max savings calculator (FINRA)
- Savings goal calculator (FINRA)
- Education savings calculator (FINRA)
- Daily Dollar calculators — emergency fund, debt payoff, budget split, and more
Parent & caregiver guides
- Money As You Grow (CFPB)
- Your Money, Your Goals (CFPB toolkit)
- FDIC Money Smart for Young People — age-based activities and conversation starters
- MyMoney.gov — federal financial decision-making resources
- Consumer.gov — managing money, credit, scams, and identity theft
More tools
- Social Security Retirement Estimator
- FINRA Market Data
- Teaching Kids About Money Without Making It Weird — related Daily Dollar article