Money World
Eleven places to explore, from what money actually is all the way to how the whole world uses it. Start at the beginning, or jump to whatever looks interesting.
Two zones are ready to read. The rest are on their way — we add them whenever there's time, and there's no rush. Nothing here will ever cost anything.
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1. What Is Money? Coming soon Swapping things, then coins, then tapping a card. Why money was invented at all, and what people used before it.
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2. Earning It Coming soon Where money comes from — jobs, helping out, and children who started their own businesses.
- 3. Saving It Waiting on purpose, and why it turns out to be a kind of superpower. Jars, goals, and whether your money is safe.
- 4. Growing It How money quietly makes more money all by itself. Interest, the Snowball, and the magic doubling penny.
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5. Own a Slice Coming soon What it really means to own a tiny piece of a company — shares explained as slices of pizza.
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6. Spending It Well Coming soon Things you need and things you want, how to make a simple plan, and the tricks adverts use.
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7. Borrowing It Coming soon Using tomorrow's money today, and why it costs extra. The same idea as Growing It, working against you.
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8. Prices Go Up Coming soon Why sweets cost more than they did in Grandad's day, and what that means for money left sitting still.
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9. Giving & Sharing Coming soon Choosing to give some away — to charity, to people who need it, and giving your time as well as your money.
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10. Money Safety Coming soon Spotting things that are too good to be true — including money inside games, like V-Bucks, Robux and loot boxes.
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11. Big World Money Coming soon For the oldest explorers: tax, what banks actually do with money, and what people mean by "the economy".
Every topic, three ways
Each zone is written three times over, so it fits the child reading it: Hatchlings (ages 5–6), Fledglings (ages 7–8) and High Flyers (ages 9–10).