The Teuscher family (and Santa) Wish you a Merry Christmas!!
After taking our picture with Santa Ryan said to me,
"Next year can we go to a Santa that gives a Christmas coloring book instead of this educational stuff."
Me: (very confused) Didn't you get a coloring book?
Ryan: Yeah, but it's all about saving money, it has nothing to do with Christmas.
Me: I guess that's what happens when the bank sponsors Santa!
On further inspection...here are the words in the book (imagine corresponding pictures)
page 1: Money comes in two forms -bills and coins
page 2: Be smart. Learn how money works and where you can make it grow.
page 3: The people you give your money to are called tellers. When you give them your money, it is called a deposit. Your money is placed in a checking or savings account in your name and can be withdrawn at your request.
page 4: People who have checking accounts don't have to carry a lot of money. They keep it safe in their account and pay for things by check.
page 5: The money that stays in a savings accoutn earns interest and grows.
page 6: People save to take vacations.
page 7: People save to buy a new house.
page 8: Some people save for a comfortable retirement.
page 9: If you save your money, it will be like having your own money tree that grows and grows.
page10: You can save for your future education. You need a good education to get a good job.
page11: You can save to buy presents for special friends.
page12: You can save for the things you would like to have
page13: You can earn money by doing chores. You can save the money you get as gifts or you can save part of your allowance.
page14: Your plan for saving and spending money is called a budget. Be smart. Learn to budget your money wisely and always save some.
So while your kids are getting a sugar high from that candy cane Santa gave them, mine will be opening retirement accounts.
4 comments:
Your family is so cute! And the coloring book is hilarious!! We miss you out here and will miss you at Disneyland!! We will have to plan a special trip to the happiest place:) Hope you have a wonderful christmas!
Hey we went to see Santa at the bank too but we didn't get an awesome coloring book about money!!! My Lily would have been thrilled! One of her favorite gifts this year was a bank. She made a sign on it that says "tips" and she put it on our entry table.
Whats up with the bank Santa? I feel like I need to send you guys some candy. I'll just come bearing sweet treats when I see you guys... we will see you guys, right?
This reminds me of a comic book explaining monetary policy, which was published by the Federal Reserve (if I remember correctly). I got it from an Economics professor at BYU.
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