NGPF Podcast: Tim Talks to FitMoney Executive Director, Robin Kahn
- 0:00~0:44 - Introduction
- 0:44~3:54 - Current job and background
- 3:54~6:08 - Money lessons from her childhood
- 6:08~8:03 - Developing curriculum for a younger audience
- 8:03~10:10 - Where personal finance gets embedded in elementary and middle schools
- 10:10~16:29 - Biggest surprises from working in a non-profit (after business career)
- 16:29~17:31 - Robin's first job
- 17:31~24:11 - Helping students find jobs
- 24:11~26:42 - Learn, earn, and save approach to financial education
- 26:42~27:02 - A word from our sponsor, Next Gen Personal Finance
- 27:02~29:16 - How to get parents involved
- 29:16~30:06 - Best thing purchased for under $10
- 30:06~31:19 - Biggest money mistake
- 31:19~32:02 - Favorite website
- 32:02~33:45 - Favorite book
- 33:45~34:36 - Text to middle schoolers
- 34:36~35:58 - Conclusion
- "What we want to do is to start with needs and wants. Thinking about saving, thinking about budgeting, we teach similar things to a younger audience. Borrowing money from your mother to buy a new toy will become borrowing money to buy a new car. We want to make concepts real but also ones that children can relate to."
- Websites
- Favorite books
- The Millionaire Next Door
- Make Your Kid A Money Genius
- Author Beth Kobliner was an earlier guest on the NGPF Podcast
About the Author
Tim Ranzetta
Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.
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