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Kids Can Learn the ABCs of Dollars and Cents This Week

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Monday, April 7, 2014   

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan credit unions want to make sure that kids are learning the value of money, along with reading, writing, and arithmetic. That's why they've teamed up with libraries across the state this week to hold special "story times" for families, with a focus on money.

Beth Troost is the financial education manager for the Michigan Credit Union League, which donated more than 3000 copies of the children's book, "The Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money," as part of Money Smart Week in Michigan.

"Learning about handling your money starts at a very young age but continues throughout life," Troost said. "And so, the whole family can get involved in thinking about how they're handling the money, and how they might be able to improve their finances and improve their financial future."

Kids who attend the events will take home copies of the book, while parents or caregivers will receive the book "Money Rules" by financial journalist Jean Chatzky. The full list of participating libraries is online at MoneySmartweek.org.

Troost said the "Money Smart Kids Read" is part of a larger effort to help Michigan families get back to the basics of savings and smart money management. She added that the smarter kids are with money, the better off the entire state will be.

"Becoming aware that money is utilized to get things you need and get things you want, and money is earned by working at a job, are important concepts to teach young people," she declared.

In a show of support for the initiative, Governor Rick Snyder will read the Berenstain Bears book to a group of kids at the Detroit Public Library Campbell branch this afternoon.




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