Book In Review

         A Kid’s Guide To Earning Money is a hardcover book of juvenile literature which through wonderful pictures and illustration and carefully researched wording talks about how and when kids go about finding ways to earn money in today’s world. 

            Inside the covers of the book are charts to help motivate the young ones to reach their financial goals.  There are ideas for raising money or jobs that are age appropriate.  Guidelines are given for a kid to help compute their free hours that they have to work into their schedules to help them decide if they have time for a job.   This encourages them to consider their schedules and to make earning money a priority in their life.  There is information that expresses the importance of planning what kind of equipment or cost is needed to perform a job.  There is a section on budgeting your money so that you don’t spend all of your income on supplies to complete a job.   Information that applies to making enough money to cover all expenses and still make money is addressed in the book. 

         There is a chapter on the legalities of working…what is required if you want to work and you are under age.  Some jobs require you to be a legal adult to do a job…this book talks about that as well.  It teaches critical thinking when discussing getting a job and making money. 

           The book was written by Tamra Orr and was copyrighted in 2009.  It was published by Mitchell Lane Publishers and their website is:  http://www.mitchelllane.com .  If found this book informative, attractive and I think it teaches children to really look at making money from several different angles.    I would recommend this book for children from ages 8-13.