Money comes in many shapes and sizes.
Earning money and managing spending is an important lesson for anybody, young or old, to learn. However, many people still struggle to make ends meet and end up in debt. Luckily, there are online money making games available that can help teach your kids good spending habits and teach them the importance of hard work.
'Lemonade Stand'
"Lemonade Stand," a free online game available at ClassBrain.com gives kids a chance to see how good they are at running their own business. Kids are given money, a lemonade stand and 30 days to make as much money as possible. The game starts out in a room with a T.V. and a window. Use these to decide what kind of weather you will get for the day. Making lemonade on rainy days will be a waste of time and money as few people will be out buying lemonade. Your assets screen lets you know how much money you have, and the cost per glass option gives you a chance to change how much it costs to make one glass of lemonade. You can also make advertising signs for a quarter and decide you’re asking price. Balance the cost of making the lemonade with the price people are willing to pay. You can then decide how many glasses of lemonade you want made.
'Mad Money'
"Mad Money," a free online game available at the PBS Kids website, is focused on teaching kids about the importance of balancing their spending and their earnings. Players choose a pricey item they want to buy by the end of the game. Players are given $5 to start and a shopping list. They must purchase everything on the shopping list as well as their expensive item. Players can make money by buying low and selling high. Every item purchased gives the child a chance to buy a lower cost item. Then the player can hold this lower cost item in order to wait for its price to go up. Once the price has gone up, she can sell it for a profit and buy more items. Players must make enough money to buy their items in a fast-paced 30 days of action.
'The Lardener'
"The Lardener," a free online game available at the Free Online Games website, is a light-hearted game that may not be appropriate for younger children, due to some questionable content. However, teenagers will enjoy it greatly. You control a very fat guy who spent too long lounging around and gaining weight. You are low on money and must lose weight to get your life back on track. Players must earn money by playing games on the computer and answering phone calls. The phone calls will be people looking to hire you briefly, wanting to give away money or even wanting to take money from you. Players must buy everything from the online store on the computer, including a new TV and an exercise machine. Use the exercise machine to lose weight and keep earning money and decorating your apartment. Once you’ve bought everything, saved $1,000 and trimmed all the way down, you win the game. Balance your stamina to avoid overworking.
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