Online Games That Teach Kids About Money

The internet is filled with fun games that teach kids about money.

Below are links to some of our favorite games.

• Planet Orange
  Discover Planet Orange, and open your eyes to the world of money! Brave the desert, climb mountains, and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and investing.
  Source: Planet Orange
• Practical Money Skills Games
  A number of addictive games from Visa that teach kids about money.
  Source: Practical Money Skills
• Reality Check
  What kind of lifestyle does your child want? Have them answer these few basic questions and they'll be given a Reality Check.
  Source: Jump$tart
• Savings Quest
  Interactive online budgeting game that tests kids' ability to save for the things they want while paying for all of the things they need.
  Source: Wachovia - Savings Quest
• It All Adds Up
  Online games and simulations that teach kids about credit management, buying a car, paying for college, budgeting, saving and investing.
  Source: National Council on Economic Education
• Young Investor
  With Young Investor kids can find cool ways to earn and save money.
  Source: Columbia Management
• Escape From Knab
  Travelers stranded in the Cyberspace world of Knab must earn money and invest it wisely to get back home.
  Source: US Bank
• FedVille
  Welcome to FedVille, a friendly town built just for kids where there is something to learn around every corner!
  Source: Federal Reserve Bank
• H.I.P. Pocket Change
  A number of games from the U.S. Mint that teaches kids about currency and managing money.
  Source: US Mint
• Fraud Scene Investigator
  Welcome to FSI: FRAUD SCENE INVESTIGATOR, an online interactive investor education program that teaches and empowers students how to detect and stop
  Source: NASAA
• Bad Credit Hotel
  Have your child visit the Bad Credit Hotel, where a one night stay will teach them to control their credit.
  Source: Department of Treasury