Make Money Moments Matter with Dani Mendonsa

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#013.  Today’s guest is Dani Mendonsa.  Dani and I talk about some of early childhood lessons Dani’s parents taught her about money as well as how a sports injury caused Dani to pivot and get involved in the teaching profession.  Dani’s done some outstanding work helping to co-create the ChooseFI financial literacy curriculum from the ground up where she served as the co-curriculum lead for the K-Gr5 writing team.  We talk about why it was critical to integrate elements of financial independence (FI) into the ChooseFI financial literacy curriculum.  We also talk about the Passport to FI, a fun activity for kids to collect stamps and actively learn how to get on the path to FI.  We also dive into the themes around the series of books she recently authored for 7-10 yr old kids to bring money concepts to life including meal preparation, budgeting, entrepreneurship, buying new vs used, and vacations to name a few.  And we cover why it is important to have kids involved in these processes and decisions and how it develops ownership and makes it more memorable.

Show notes and more at:

https://moneydadpodcast.com/session013

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