Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing a chore or extra academic assignment. While I usually decline these requests, […]
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How Video Games Can Level Up Kids’ Money Skills
Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing a chore or extra academic assignment. While I usually decline these requests, […]
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How Video Games Can Level Up Kids’ Money Skills
September 2, 2021 6 min read This story originally appeared on NerdWallet Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing […]
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Kimberly Palmer: Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
Financial literacy experts also say that whether kids really pick up money lessons through video games depends largely on how parents talk with them about their online experience. Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s […]
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Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing a chore or extra academic assignment. While I usually decline these requests, […]
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Take your gaming to the next level
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Level up your interior design skills with a course bundle on sale
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With the season on hold, ND recruit Sonia Citron is going next level | Ndinsider
Amid the stillness of a shutdown, Sonia Citron recognized an opportunity. There was plenty of idle time after the New York state girls basketball tournament was halted in March by the encroaching pandemic. And with the state’s first COVID-19 hot spot no more than a wind sprint away in New […]
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How Bola Sokunbi Is Taking Clever Girl Finance to the Next Level
Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see How We Make Money. By the time Bola Sokunbi was […]
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Tampa nonprofit bracing for record level of need over holidays
TAMPA — For the past 24 years, tens of thousands of poor families have turned to Metropolitan Ministries for their Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and for toys for their children. The nonprofit’s annual holiday tent, roughly the size of a football field, has become one of Tampa’s most visible works […]
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Three Simple Solutions To Take Your Company Communications To The Next Level
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What ‘Level Four’ shutdown status means for your holiday
Cornwall – GETTY The Joint Biosecurity Committee has recommended that the Covid-19 alert level be moved back up to Level Four, the second-highest option and the first time it has changed since June 19. This means the transmission of the virus is “high or rising exponentially” and social distancing must […]
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Level Up Your Zoom Calls and Play One of These Games
Photo credit: Granger Wootz – Getty Images From Marie Claire Zoom has probably become your most-used app—besides Netflix and Hulu, of course—during the past few months. Whether it’s a meeting for work, a catch-up call with family, or a happy hour with your BFFs, we’ve all been using the video […]