PennyGem’s Elizabeth Keatinge tells us how kids can learn about money through video games.
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00:00No more video games! You may have yelled at your kids.
00:07Well, depending on what they're playing, you may want to encourage them to play.
00:11There's plenty of games that teach financial literacy.
00:14As CNBC highlights, Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch teaches paying off debt by doing various things like selling fish or weeds.
00:22The price of turnips can also change from day to day, offering a lesson in commodities and the stock market.
00:27There's plenty of free games online, like Peter Pig's Money Counter, Fruit Shoot Coins, and Financial Football and Soccer.
00:34As experts tell NerdWallet, even non-finance themed games may be teaching your kids a thing or two about money.
00:41Discussions like how do you keep your things safe inside of Minecraft can help kids learn about the concept of a bank.
00:48Jeff Haynes of Common Sense Media tells NerdWallet how the money lessons can even start before the game is played.
00:55Kids have to consider how much games cost and why they would consider one over the other.
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