Hats off to the folks at mint.com for this amusing, entertaining video that teaches the importance of budgeting and the smart use of credit.  Watch this one with your kids!

The Monday Savvy Pig made it on The Early Show just before the end of the year. A special “thank you” to Maggie Rodriguez, co-host of the show, for selecting the Money Savvy Pig as a “Maggie’s Favorite Thing.” Here’s the clip.

Here’s what I had to say on ABC News about keeping your kids frugal.

Last week when I appeared as a guest expert on the Dr. Phil show, the Money Savvy Pig® piggy bank (the 4-chambered piggy bank I invented to promote the 4 money choices — Save, Spend, Donate & Invest) also made its debut. There are some great tips for parents that I reviewed with Dr. Phil to help start the “talk” about Money Basics with their children in this video segment. I hope you find these tips helpful.

Wall Street Journal reporter Terry Cullen was a recent guest on CNN/Open House where she talked about the Money Savvy Pig bank as an excellent way to help teach kids about saving money. She offers some excellent tips for parents in this video segment.

I’m so pleased with this piece that CBS News did on our work in the Naperville, Illnois schools. This brief piece very succinctly describes the importance and the benefits associated with teaching financial literacy skills at a young age. (more…)