The Money JAR

Parents and grandparents take note: new ideas for birthdays and holidays. This episode's guest Tanya Van Court is the Founder and CEO of iSow, a platform that enables kids to create profiles and set goals for saving, sharing and spending, then share their goals with friends and family. Todd and Evan talk with Tanya about her platform and how it helps kids save more and how it helps adult give more meaningful and lasting gifts.

Learn more about iSow at https://isow.com/.

How do you turn a passion for financial literacy into a program to mentor students? Todd and Evan learn about the life work of Christopher Dunnaville, finance professor at the University of Portland. Hear how Chris learned about investing at the age of 12, visiting Wall Street with his school while growing up in New York City. Chris covers personal finance topics important for every student to know.

Jessica Jackley, cofounder of the world's first p2p micro-lending website, Kiva, and author of Clay Water Brick shares her inspiring work on social justice and financial inclusion. Todd and Evan hear Jessica's advice for entrepreneurs and the story of how her paradigm-shifting experiences led her to fight poverty. Her compassion and people-centric approach to entrepreneurship have helped improved the lives of millions of people.

To learn more about Jessica, visit www.jessicajackley.com and check out her book, Clay Water Brick.

We love teaching kids about money on "The Money JAR", but as parents we often need help knowing how to do it. Evan and Todd discuss how parents can improve their financial literacy and teach their children with confidence with Robin Taub, financial consultant and author of "A Parent's Guide to Raising Money Smart Kids".

You can learn more about Robin and her work at www.robintaub.com and follow her at @robintaub

How can we align students with their goals and purpose? Today Todd and Evan talk with Kevin Fleming, author of "(Re)Defining the Goal: The True Path to Career Readiness in the 21st Century", whose consulting and training services are guided by the belief that everyone can reach their purpose and find success with the proper support. The conversation provides advice on helping students think about careers and post high school credentials in order to make deliberate education decisions.

You can learn more about Kevin and his work at www.teloses.com.

Every episode of The Money JAR ends with, "We want to hear from you!". In this episode, we hear from fans and parents Craig and Lisa Yanase. Our long-time listeners share their parents' attitude about money growing up, how they are teaching their kids and the influence The Money JAR has had on their family. Todd and Evan learn the family's special use of contracts to teach responsibility.

How are girls disadvantaged when it comes to money? Learn what parents can do to set their daughters up for financial success. Evan and Todd discuss the financial gender gap with Laura Clydesdale, who has a background in finance, writes a blog on girls' leadership development and contributes to Washington Post's "On Parenting" column.

Technology is making it easier to start your own online company. But what are some of the pros and cons to such a venture and what resources are available to assist in an online startup? Repeat guest Lauren Gaggioli is herself a successful online entrepreneur having founded the company Higher Scores Test Prep and The College Checklist podcast. Lauren shares her experiences as a company founder and offers tips on a wealth of resources for the budding entrepreneur.

You can learn more about Lauren and her work at LaurenGaggioli.com.

Traditional education approaches are not preparing children for the world of work, argues guest Ted Dintersmith. Ted is a venture capitalist and the Executive Producer of the "Most Likely to Succeed" documentary, co-author of the book by the same name. Show hosts Todd and Evan talk with Ted about how parents can help their children become more innovative and creative. They also discuss skills that are necessary to succeed in the jobs of the 21st century.

You can learn more about the work of Dr. Dintersmith at www.mltsfilm.org, and by following him at @dintersmith.

Producer Alex is in the hot seat as Evan and Todd give him the financial literacy quiz developed by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Mixing fun and financial concepts, the discussion explains some basics about interest rates, inflation, bond prices, and risk among other topics. Listen to the show to test your own financial knowledge. Spoiler alert: Alex did quite well!