Kids can enjoy saving, too!
Explore ways youth can save at Meritus Credit Union. Tune in to KADN News15 on the first Wednesday of every month around 8:00 am for fun savings tips and activities for kids of all ages!
Ages 0-12: Wise Kids Savings Club
- Earn rewards and build smart money habits with Oaklee the Owl. Our youth savings account has no monthly service charge and competitive dividends on balances of $100 or more.
Ages 13+: Share Savings Account
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Teens can open a share savings account to begin saving for a bright financial future.
Ages 16+: Checking Account
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Teens ages 16+ are eligible to open a checking account and gain hands-on money management skills.
Find all the resources covered in each Wise Kids Wednesday segment:
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Wise Kids - Money Crafts: February 2024
Your kids will enjoy getting crafty AND money-savvy with these simple and fun activity guides!
- Money Origami Heart - Activity Guide
- Money Origami Shirt: Activity Guide
- Duct Tape Wallet: Activity Guide
- Ice Cream Shop: Activity Guide
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Wise Kids - Setting SMART Savings Goals: January 2024
Setting money goals can motivate you to save money. Learn how to set SMART goals so you are more likely to achieve them!
- Guide The Activity Guide: Setting SMART Savings Goal Worksheet
- Get The Activity Guide: My Goals Chart
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Wise Kids - Give, Save, Spend Bags: December 2023
Upgrade your kid's piggy banks to Give, Save, Spend Bags/Jars and kick start their good savings habits!
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Wise Kids - Money Books For Kids: November 2023
Wise Kids Wednesday Book Recommendations
For additional book recommendations and parent reading guides,
visit Consumer Finance: Money As You Grow
| Book Title | Author | Description | Key Idea(s) | Age Level |
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| Sheep in a Shop | Nancy Shaw | Find out how the sheep solved the problem of not having enough money. | Making decisions, Solving problems | 1+ |
| Curious George Saves His Pennies | Margaret and H.A. Rey | See how a savings bank helps George practice sharing and borrowing. | Making decisions, Sharing and borrowing | 2+ |
| Just Shopping with Mom | Mercer Mayer | Check out the way children help Mom with spending at the store. | Prioritizing, Spending | 2+ |
| Just Saving my Money | Mercer Mayer | Check out Litter Critter saving for his goal. | Setting goals, Saving | 2+ |
| Just a Piggy Bank | Mercer Mayer | See Litter Critter learning how to save money and not spend it all. | Savings, Setting goals | 2+ |
| The Berenstain Bears & Mama's New Job | Stan and Jan Berenstain | See how Mama's hobby became a way of earning money for the family. | Setting goals | 3+ |
| The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money | Stan and Jan Berenstain | Check out ways the Bear family helped the cubs with saving their money. | Making decisions, Spending | 3+ |
| The Berenstain Bears' Dollars & Sense | Stan and Jan Berenstain | See how Papa teaches the cubs to budget their money. | Making decisions, Spending | 3+ |
| But I've Used All of My Pocket Change | Lauren Child | See what happens after Lola makes some spending choices that she regrets. | Making decisions, Spending | 3+ |
| Bennie's Pennies | Pat Brisson | See Benny purchase things for his family and pets. | Prioritizing, Spending | 3+ |
| Bunny Money - Max and Ruby | Rosemary Wells | Max and Ruby want to buy Grandma a birthday present. | Making decisions, Spending | 3+ |
| How Much is that Doggie in the Window? | Bob Merrill | Share in the feelings that come with doing things to help other people. | Prioritizing, Spending | 4+ |
| Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday | Judith Viorst | Find out what Alexander learns about self-control after he overspends. | Prioritizing, Saving | 4+ |
| Lemonade in Winter | Emily Jenkins | Spot the ways Pauline and John-John exercise flexibility at their lemonade stand. | Solving problems, Spending | 4+ |
| My Rows and Piles of Coins | Tololwa M. Mollel | Sympathize with Sarumi as he uses self-control to resist salespeople at the market. | Setting Goals, Saving | 4+ |
| Ox Cart Man | Donald Hall | Understand how the farm family set goals to make and grow things to use and eat. | Earning, Setting goals | 4+ |
| Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen | Cari Best | See how Sally Jean used patience and creativity to get what she really wants. | Solving problems, Earning | 4+ |
| The Purse | Kathy Caple | Find out how Katie felt when she set a goal of buying a new purse. | Solving problems, Setting Goals | 6+ |
| A Bargain for Frances | Russell Hoban | See how Frances has to work on prioritizing when she bought a tea set. | Setting goals | 6+ |
| A Chair for My Mother | Verna Williams | Check out how the family follows through after they save enough for a new chair. | Setting goals, Earning | 6+ |
| Count on Pablo | Barbara deRubertis | Find out how Pablo practices flexibility at the vegetable market. | Solving problems, Earning | 6+ |
| Those Shoes | Maribeth Boelts | See what happens when Jeremy prioritizes buying a pair of black high tops. | Prioritizing, Sharing and borrowing | 6+ |
| The Penny Pot | Stuart J. Murphy | See what happens when Jessie wants to get her face painted and she does not have enough money. | Counting coins, Sharing | 6+ |
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Wise Kids - Smart Savings: October 2023
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Welcome to Wise Kids Savings Club: September 2023
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