Description
Cha-ching! Learn everything adults wish they knew about money when they were kids--and more--including how to make it, save it, and multiply it! While money certainly isn't everything, one fact is true: No matter where you live in the world, money is a basic necessity. From the clothes on your back to the food on your plate, chances are, money is somehow involved in almost all of your day-to-day activities. In this book you'll discover exactly what money is, along with: - How society went from bartering to using bucks
- Basics of saving (including some brilliant hacks), investing, and interest
- What "credit" really means
- Inventive ways to get your ideas flowing and money growing
- What the stock market is, and how money moves around the world today
- Ins and outs of cryptocurrency and other "new" money
- The importance of giving back--one of the best things a fiscally responsible global citizen can do
- Why being smart with money = a big step toward independence So jump in, and find out the mind-blowing secrets and stats about money!
Author: Sarah Wassner Flynn
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 7.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781426373282
ISBN10: 1426373287
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy
About the Author
SARAH WASSNER FLYNN is a longtime writer for National Geographic Kids. She loves writing, running, and triathlons. When she's not writing about races, she's usually training or competing in one. She also writes nonfiction books and articles for kids and teens, like National Geographic Kids National Park Guide U.S.A., This Book Stinks!, Weird But True Know-It-All Greek Mythology, and Girls' Life Guide to Being the Most Amazing You.