2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Finance
We’re starting week two of the Blogging A to Z Challenge with an important concept that isn’t just difficult for kids to understand, but for adults as well – finances! And while I know the basics of saving and spending money, I wish I knew more about investing, retirement accounts, etc. It’s never too early to start teaching kids about money and the difference between good and bad debt.
These books work from littles ones to teens and teach the basics of the history of money, but also how to save and invest, and everything in between. Whether your kids earn money for doing chores around the house, receive money as gifts, or help choose where you donate money, I think it’s important for kids and teens to learn about money at home, before they’re on their own getting credit card acceptance letters in the mail on a daily basis! Check out these nonfiction resource below!
2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Finance
Everything Money: A Wealth of Facts, Photos, and Fun! by Kathy Furgang
All you need to know about money can be found in the pages of this colorful, energetic, and accessible book. Kids will also learn about money around the world from a National Geographic expert, featured in “Explorer’s Corners” throughout the book. Packed with fun facts and amazing photographs, this book gives kids an in-depth look at this fascinating and important topic.
Finance 101 for Kids: Money Lessons Children Cannot Afford to Miss by Walter Andal
One of the most important lessons that you can teach your kids is how to handle their money. Unfortunately, for most parents, giving their kids a sound financial education is an afterthought at best.
Frustrated by the lack of resources that apply the concept of finance to real life situations for his own children to learn from, author Walter Andal was inspired to create an informative and entertaining book to help children get on the right path to making smart personal financial decisions. In Finance 101 for Kids, children and parents will explore:
- How money started
- How to earn and make money
- Saving and investing
- What credit is and the dangers of mishandling credit
- What the stock market is
- Economic forces that can affect personal finance
- What currencies and foreign exchanges are
- The importance of giving back to the community
And much, much more!
Get To Know: Money: A Fun, Visual Guide to How Money Works and How to Look After It by Kalpana Fitzpatrick
Knowing the ins and outs of money is important for kids, whether they’re trying to work out what to do with pocket money, or if they dream of making millions on the stock market. Children can begin to understand how money works with this jam-packed guide, filled with personal finance tips such as how to save money, how to keep it safe, and how to grow it!
Get to Know: Money will teach children aged 7+ about bigger topics, too – like what the bank does with your savings, how taxes are spent, and how billions are made and moved around the globe. Learning about money doesn’t have to be tricky either – this guide features fun activities and quizzes, bright pages and breaks the information into bite-size chunks so that it’s easy to digest.
Heads Up Money
Find out the answers to these questions and much more in Heads Up Money. Using real-life scenarios, you will learn about a variety of topics including supply and demand, free trade, globalization, and financial crises. Packed with colorful graphics and easy-to-follow text, this indispensable book will help you understand money and the role it plays in our world.
This comprehensive volume also explores international financial institutions, ethical trade, and how to run an efficient and successsful business. Whether you’re analyzing the global marketplace, studying booming market trends and how to make use of them, calculating hidden costs, or deciding between investing, spending, or saving, Heads Up Money will help you navigate the tricky waters of economics and financial planning.
The History of Money: From Bartering to Banking by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
What can take the form of a stone with a hole in the middle, a string of shells, a piece of paper, or a plastic card? The answer is money, of course. But when did we start using it? And why? What does money have to do with writing? And how do taxes and interest work? From the Stone Age to modern banking, this lighthearted and engaging account traces the history of the stuff that makes the world go round.
How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000 by James McKenna and Jeannine Glista
From the creators of Biz Kid$ and Bill Nye the Science Guy comes a new edition with everything a kid needs to know to become a millionaire (or billionaire!) Learn the basics of earning, saving, spending, and investing money in this fun, easy to read, and informative book.
From creating a resume and starting your first job, to navigating the stock market and investing in Bitcoin, How to Turn $100 Into $1,000,000 is essential reading for kids who want to feel financially empowered and learn good money-making decisions. With inspiration from self-made millionaires, stories of entrepreneurial kids, and templates to make your very own business plan, this book is bursting with everything a kid could need to turn $100 into so much more.
The key to making money is to start saving as soon as possible, and what better place to start than right here!
Investing for Kids: How to Save, Invest, and Grow Money by Dylin Redling and Allison Tom
Did you know that the sooner you understand money, the sooner you can make more of it? It’s true! Investing for Kids can help make you money savvy, showing you how to earn it, how to start a savings plan, and the best ways to invest and create a future with money in the bank.
With a little help from the astounding Dollar Duo characters―Mr. Finance and Investing Woman―this engaging kid’s finance book covers essential information about stocks and bonds, how to invest in them, and how they can help you build your wealth. Learn about the concepts of “risk” and “reward” as well as learn how to diversify your portfolio and how to make your money grow.
The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money: An Awesomely Fun Guide to the World of Finance! by Heidi Fiedler, illustrated by Brendan Kearney
Fuzzy on finances? Bamboozled by banks, budgets, and bitcoins? Perplexed by the difference between debit and credit cards? The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money has your back on all things financial, fiscal, and flummoxing!
This easy-to-read guide is packed with simple definitions, memorable examples, and funny illustrations to make the way we use currency throughout the world something anyone can understand. You will also discover the tools needed to develop good money-management habits.
Peeps, Let’s Talk About Money: A Fundamental Personal Finance and Money Management Guide for Teens and Young Adults by A. B. Stanley
What are you doing with the money you’re earning? Do you know where all your money goes after you get your paycheck? Are there still savings left after all your expenses?
When you’re young and have few responsibilities, it’s easy to place money matters on the back burner. Retirement seems so far off, and concerns about getting a mortgage or paying for childcare aren’t that urgent. But you’re never too young to start taking your finances seriously.
What you do with your money today can have a long-lasting impact on how your life will be in the years to come. No matter how much money you make, if you don’t know how to manage it, you’ll find yourself struggling to make ends meet. On the other hand, if you manage your finances well early on, you’ll be setting yourself up for a comfortable and secure future.
Unfortunately, many young adults don’t know how to handle their money. But if you’re one of them, don’t fret. This comprehensive guide will tackle all the essentials of money management — from budgeting and banking to investing and taxes.
A Quick History of Money: From Bartering to Bitcoin by Clive Gifford, illustrated by Rob Flowers
Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving, and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly side, as well as give you the lowdown on the important stuff like interest, stocks and shares, and wealth inequality.
A Smart Girl’s Guide: Money (Revised): How to Make It, Save It, and Spend It by Nancy Holyoke, illustrated by Brigette Barrager
What’s your money style? If you have the cash, do you make it last? Or do you spend it during a big shopping spree? What’s the trick to saving for something big — and to being a better shopper? In this book, learn how to not only spend that cash, but also how to earn it. The quizzes, tips, and helpful quotes from other girls will make learning about money management easy and fun.
The Ultimate Guide to Financial Literacy for Kids: Master Money Skills with Fun and Interactive Ways to Save, Budget, Spend Wisely and Invest with Confidence
Do you fear your child might grow up clueless about budgeting, saving, and investing in a world where money talks louder than ever? Are you struggling to find ways to make financial lessons engaging for your kids? Have you ever struggled to explain why saving is important to your wide-eyed, why-filled child?
Teach your kids the money management secrets schools don’t cover and help secure their financial future! Imagine your child confidently making informed financial decisions, setting ambitious yet achievable goals, and building a foundation of wealth that could last a lifetime.
2025 is my tenth year participating in the Blogging A to Z Challenge! This year, I chose as my theme: Fact Finders Club: Nonfiction for Curious Kids with a focus on providing book lists focused on all types of nonfiction books for readers from birth to teens. Each letter of the alphabet will focus on different topics and will provide twelve titles on each list. Nonfiction is having a heyday in children’s literature and if you think it’s dry and boring, then I implore you to take a look at these amazing suggestions! Stop by daily to check out the new books and other posts that I’ll be sharing in April.
