Financial literacy is essential, but in New Zealand’s curriculum, it feels like an afterthought—everyone agrees it belongs, but no one seems certain where. Deputy Prime Minister Nicola Wills has voiced her support for financial literacy in schools, though it’s technically already included. The real question is: Where does it fit best?

Kids often believe that only adults need to budget or that all debt is bad. Common myths like “Credit cards give you free money” can be harmful if left unaddressed. This blog helps parents tackle common money myths and teach their children how to handle money responsibly.

In a recent discussion with the Ministry of Education's Curriculum Team, MoneyTime learned that financial literacy is unlikely to become a stand-alone subject in New Zealand's refreshed curriculum. Instead, "financial education" will continue to be spread across maths, social sciences and commerce. Read more to learn how financial literacy is likely to be treated in the curriculum.

MoneyTime’s interclass competition was a huge success with 769 classes from all over New Zealand competing for the title of Best Financial Literacy Class and up to $3,000 in prize money from the Milford Foundation for their school. Congratulations to Room 20 Bravo at Glen Eden Intermediate School in Auckland for taking out first place!

MoneyTime is available in te reo Māori, enabling Māori immersion students to receive the benefits of MoneyTime's comprehensive self-taught program whilst absorbing the knowledge in te reo Māori. This means money management becomes an integral part of their te reo Māori vocabulary.

We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as one of the top innovations in the world in the HundrED Global Collection 2023 report out of over 3,000 applicants for our impact in education innovation.

Hear from Neil Edmond, the author and founder of MoneyTime as he talks with Steven Moe on the Seeds podcast. Neil talks about his journey to build MoneyTime and what has led him to focus on financial literacy for children.

MoneyTime is proud to announce being awarded runner up for the Best Non-financial Services Company at the inaugural Money Inclusion and Awareness Award (MAIA) 2022 awards, in what judges considered was the most tightly contested category of the evening.

MoneyTime is proud to have won the Children's Education Program of the Year - Financial Responsibility & Decision Making award for 2022 presented by The Institute for Financial Literacy.

We've spent a lot of time thinking about financial literacy and putting together an effective program we believe teaches children everything they need to know about personal finance.

Like it or not, you are your child’s financial role model. Monkey see, monkey do. This is a terrifying idea for those of us who weren’t taught about money ourselves. How can you instill positive thoughts and behaviors around money when you are trying to figure out how to be financially successful yourself?

Most of us had to learn lessons about money the hard way but it doesn't have to be that way for your child.

Here are six ways you can start teaching your kids how to be confident with money today.

How are you going to teach your children how to manage their money? In this post we outline some of your options; from school programs to books, board games and online options.

Many parents are concerned it’s getting increasingly difficult for their children's generation to get ahead financially. They are right to be. Here are 5 compelling reasons it’s more important than ever that your child learns about earning, saving, borrowing and investing.