KidsSave by Kidnexions
Kidnexions has developed a children’s money management program called KidsSave. I love the idea of teaching kids to manage their money while they’re young and guiding them in a way that will encourage financial success when they’re older.
From the website:
KidsSave is a kids’ savings and money management software program designed for ages 6 and up. KidsSave helps you and your child keep track of money, encourages saving through Reward incentives, and helps your child set and track goals. With KidsSave, kids can make deposits and withdrawals, receive automated allowances and Rewards (interest and/or matching funds), count money, and view their statement history over time.
The KidsSave program handles all Account management automatically so once the Account(s) has been set up, the Banker (typically the parent) has little to do. Unique features allow the Banker to have access to all Accounts, define interest, allowance, and/or matching funds, enable savings locks and require confirmations of all transactions.
Check out what some opinionated parents had to say about the program.
I am always looking for great ways to help teach my kiddos about money management. It’s important to teach them how to set financial goals and track their progress. Kidnexions has a wonderful program called KidsSave, a money management software program for the 6 and up crowd.
The account was super easy to set up and my twins have had fun tracking their savings, which to be honest, hasn’t been much. They currently do not receive allowance here at home, but they do each receive $2 whenever they loose a tooth… Something that is happening quite frequently these days! Every little bit have they added to their account, watching their balance slowly increase. It will be a happy day when they reach their financial goals!
This program has some wonderful features. Your child sets up an account by depositing his current stash. He can then make additional deposits and withdrawals, as well as receive his allowance and rewards, count his money, and view his statements. Mom and Dad act as Banker and can set KidsSave to automatically deposit allowance and rewards, including interest, so it’s easy for us, too.
Just the other day, we went through the twins current savings bank. They took turns adding bills and coins in to their KidsSave account using the money counter to help sort and count their money. They had a blast and learned so much at the same time. What a great way to reinforce what they have learned in their math classes. I love it when it works out that way!
Another feature with which we had a lot of fun was in the “What if?” section where we have played around with the endless possibilities… What if they earned this much allowance? What if they made this much in interest? It’s been neat to see what would happen should things change and what their little minds can fathom!
The Kidnexions KidsSave program would be a great addition to any money management system you currently have set up. And if your kiddos don’t currently have a plan, this would be a great place to start!
By Christine
I’ve been trying out another software program for The Opinionated Parent. This one is called KidsSave from Kidnexions. It’s REALLY cool!
Designed for ages 6 and up, it helps you, and your child, keep track of THEIR money. You can also set up numerous accounts so the program is good for more than one child. There is no limit to the amount of accounts the banker (parent) can set up! It has an allowance feature that you can set to automatically show the amount that they receive each week/month.
While kids don’t actually deposit their real money, they do make deposits into the program and statements are given each month to keep track of what they’ve saved. Kids can also make withdrawals and set goals. Goals can be for saving enough to buy something, save a certain amount, or reach a certain account balance.
There is a neat money counter to help kids know exactly how much they are depositing. All they have to do is click on a picture of the bill or coin they have in hand and the money counter adds it for them. But don’t worry, there is an “undo” and “clear” feature in case they mess up!
There are 6 fun colors that kids can choose from to make their account more eye appealing. Positively Pink and Posh Purple being my girls’ favorites!
Also included is a “What If?” feature that allows your child to see what would happen to their account over a year if they were to get a raise in allowance, deposit “x” amount of money each month, withdraw money, or earn “x %” interest. I, personally, LOVE this feature. It really lets a child see what they are able to save.
We have thoroughly enjoyed using KidsSave. It is well worth the $29.95.
By Gina
The KidSave program by Kidnexions is a great tool for teaching youngsters how to manage their funds. My seven-year-old son really enjoyed using the program!! We found it very user friendly and fun to use.
By Andrea
You can download a free 35 day trial of this program from the Kidnexions home page to try before you buy.
Win it! Kidnexions is giving away a fully licensed copy of the KidsSave software to one lucky T.O.P. reader. The program is valued at $30. To enter, leave a comment on this post by April 18 @ noon MST.
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April 14th, 2008 at 5:06 am
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April 14th, 2008 at 6:36 am
this is a great idea
April 14th, 2008 at 7:26 am
anything for the kids
April 14th, 2008 at 7:36 am
This is cool.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Would love to win this for my friend who has a boy 7 and a girl 12.
Thanks.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Great contest! Thanks!
April 14th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I would to win this for my kids.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:45 am
This sounds like a wonderful learning tool.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:02 am
This would be great.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Wonderful! Perfect for my girls!
April 14th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I love learning toys. Thanks for the chance.
April 14th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Thanks.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
This would help our 11 year old
April 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
This sounds like a great product.
April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
looks cool
April 14th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Oh, I’d love to get this for my kids.
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April 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Great Prize !!
April 14th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
What a great idea! I suck at managing money so I’m sure it would be nice to teach my 4 siblings better.
April 14th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I would LOVE to win this for my nephew!
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April 14th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Great giveaway, thanks!
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April 14th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
this would be great for us. were not always the best with money and were trying to figure out how to do better by our daughter, so that she grows up more wise with money.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
great idea
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April 14th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
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April 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Great to get started as young as possible!
April 15th, 2008 at 1:50 am
I would love to win this prize.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:38 am
I have three kids who could really learn a thing or two (or more, lol) by using this!
April 15th, 2008 at 4:56 am
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April 15th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Awesome Idea!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:53 am
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April 15th, 2008 at 6:33 am
Learning financial responsibility is very important and I would love a fun way to teach my kids!
April 15th, 2008 at 7:34 am
We are just getting into the whole delayed gratification thing with our daughter. The saving, sharing (donating), and spending thing. This would be great.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:56 am
I can’t wait to see this. My kids are all grown and nothing like this was available. I really want to have this for my grandchildren!! What an awesome tool. My 8year old grandson who wins at monopoly much more that I do will really love it!!!
April 15th, 2008 at 8:08 am
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April 15th, 2008 at 9:24 am
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What a wonderful idea!
April 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am
I just subscribed to the rss feeder for my entry! I hope I did that correct. I would love to have this program for my daughter! Thanks! ~
April 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
My daughter is already a good saver with her electronic counting coin bank, she’d love this!
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April 15th, 2008 at 11:40 am
This should be a required program for all kids in school! I hope I win!
April 15th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
great idea
April 15th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I would love to win this.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
i want to win
April 15th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
My daughter is 12 and the perfect age to learn about money and saving
April 15th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
What a GREAT idea!
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April 16th, 2008 at 6:41 am
How very creative and educational!
April 16th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Maybe if he gets this my son’ll understand why he can’t get 600 star wars toys a week
April 16th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Great idea!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I want to teach my dd about money.
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April 16th, 2008 at 10:20 am
this is a great program for kids
April 16th, 2008 at 11:47 am
nice prize
April 16th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
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April 16th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
i want to learn about money!!!
April 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
love to win this
April 16th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Awesome I love IT!!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Looks great!
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April 17th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Fantastic teaching tool! I might just buy it even if I don’t win it.
April 17th, 2008 at 7:25 am
would love to win this and thanks for offering the contest!!!
April 17th, 2008 at 7:41 am
wouldn’t mind if ya picked my name!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:05 am
What a great way to teach kids to save. Thanks!
April 17th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
This sounds like a great way to teach kids how to manage their money. Too bad many adults need to learn that basic fundamental as well. After all, if the parents can’t get a handle on their spending how are the children to learn any differently?
April 17th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I love educational toys.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
What a great program. Thanks for this giveaway!
April 17th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Love the idea – we need to help our children be more responsible! Thanks
April 17th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I would love to win this.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I would love to win this for my granddaughter.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
This would be GREAT for my son!! Thanks for the giveaway!
April 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
That is so cool!
April 18th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I wish I would have had this when I was little. I saved my allowance like mad. My mom would always tell me I could really stretch a dollar. By the time I started high school, I had already had about $3,000 in the bank!
April 18th, 2008 at 5:47 am
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April 18th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Creative intellectual thinking fo this idea. best of luck to all who enter the contest. Many Thanks to all who enter!!!!!!!
April 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
~ Wish I had this when I was little! ~
April 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Perfect! Thanks for the giveaway!
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April 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Great Giveaway!!
April 18th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I would love to let my son try this!
April 18th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
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April 18th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
My kids could really use this.
April 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I would really like it for my kids.