Ever Worry About Your Kids and Money?

Do you want your kids to be savvy consumers – to save money and build good credit?

We all want that. But how do you get young people to care about “boring” topics like credit and financial responsibility?

We think we’ve found a way. It’s called FoolProof For Parents, and it’s available for free right now on the Information Edge website.

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FoolProof For Parents is a web-driven, interactive program that puts you in charge of your child’s financial education. And here’s the shocker: your kids will actually enjoy the learning experience.

Here’s why your kids will like FoolProof:

FoolProof uses the web, a young person’s favorite hangout, as the teaching medium.
It was developed with the help of young people, and it uses their lingo.
Young people help do the teaching. They speak “with” your kids, not “at” them. Other young people on the site share their own personal experiences, good and bad, when it comes to the world of money.
Each FoolProof module uses videos, music, and interactive learning tools to engage young people.

Here’s why you’ll like FoolProof. Your kids will be equipped to face questions and challenges like these:

Is keeping track of your spending important?
Well, would it be important if an extra penny spent cost you $30? It happens all the time if you don’t understand account balances. Your kids will learn that lesson.
What is credit? How easy is it to build it – or ruin it?
FoolProof teaches the value of good credit by giving real-life examples of kids who have ruined – or built – credit. And it shows your child how to build it.
How do you become a smart shopper?
FoolProof teaches your kids how to think before they spend.

FoolProof puts you, the parent, in charge of your children’s financial education. Just register your children for FoolProof online, and their individual test results for each module are sent to you, and you alone.

Sound interesting? Head to the FoolProof section and check out FoolProof for Parents.

Please let us know what you think of this program. Your credit union is among the first credit unions in the nation to offer FoolProof for Parents, and your feedback can help guide the program.

Thanks, Nick.

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