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DoughMain.com Offers Free Financial Education {Review & $200 Visa Gift Card Giveaway} CLOSED

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As as I child I loved to save.  I wasn’t obsessed about the idea of money, I simply valued what I had earned through chores, my paper route, babysitting, and eventually my first real job at 16. I saved up a nice down payment on a car and when I was 17 I got a loan (with my Dad as co-signer) and purchased a vehicle myself. I put myself through a four year college and always was self sufficient.

It should really be no surprise that I’m already thrilled that my children ages 5 and 3  have discovered a love of adding to their own piggy banks. They both were included when I opened their own bank accounts and they continue to get excited to add funds. Every dime they’ve ever received as a gift has been added and I don’t plan to let them spend it any time soon. Eventually I want them to earn money for chores and learn the value of saving for the things they want. My husband and I already demonstrate this daily such as saving for things as much as possible before buying.

I’m always interested in tools that can easily help us teach these values. One that I’ve recently learned about is DoughMain.com, a completely free financial education website developed to educate both children and young adults about the value of money and the importance of money matters, financial planning through allowance, and financial literacy.  Offers include many on- and -offline services, such as an  integrated family calendar, chore tracker, allowance/rewards module and teacher-developed, age-relevant games that give kids and teens fun and realistic money lessons.

Getting started is easy! After creating an account, I was able to add any family members I wanted to my DoughMain. I could add another parent or child, including  exactly how I wanted them to access the account. You have the option of including their own email address or simply adding a different password on your own account.


Once into the system it was very easy to navigate. I could begin managing my account right away.

The chore chart was extremely easy to set up. A long list of options was given which could be given to every child or only select children. Some were easier and perfect for younger children including brushing teeth and putting away toys. Others would be great for older children such as mowing the lawn or doing laundry. But my favorite part was the ability to include custom chores which weren’t on the list. This would be perfect for special projects or for less common chores. At any point you can see what percentage of chores have been done for each child.

The shared calendar makes it easy to share events, appointments and activities with the entire family. Adding participants and details such as location, start and end times and event type was quick and painless! With hectic lifestyles, this calendar would make it easy to keep everything together and allow other members of the family to alter its contents.


No matter what the age of your child there is an online game just for them to educate them about money!

  • TheFunVault.com:  Flash game portal teaching basic money lessons to children ages 5 and up.
  • SandDollarCity.com: Multiplayer virtual world where children ages 8 to 12 manage a family candy shop.
  • IRuleMoney.com:  Site for ages 13 – 17, featuring 30-second videos of teens talking about all things financial, from jobs, credit cards, car loans, to credit scores.

Overall I found DoughMain.com a very easy site to navigate and simple to set up. I look forward to when my children are a bit older and I can fully take advantage of the shared functionality!

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One of my lucky readers will win a $200 Visa Gift Card from DoughMain!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me your favorite feature of DoughMain!

Want more entries? (Of course you must!) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.

-Join DoughMain.com using promo code “baby” for the reference code (must be done for verification) (5 entries)
-Like DoughMain on Facebook
-Follow DoughMain on twitter
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 #Win a $200 Visa GC from @DoughMainBuzz & learn about this FREE Financial Education website @babylovingmama http://bit.ly/rOWAHT #giveaway

-Blog about this contest (at least 30 words) with a link back here and DoughMain  (3 entries/5 entries if you include a picture)

This contest will end on 11/23/11 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents 18+ only. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received a gift card to share this information and giveaway with my readers. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared are 100% my own and yours may differ.

About Emilie

Emilie is a Minnesota mom of three boys ages 14, 13 and 9. She loves to share recipes and crafts along with stories about parenting and travel. Favorite activities include watching football, reading, cuddling with kids and spending time in the kitchen. Not a fan of laundry, nagging, or drama. Join her here and on her dessert blog, ohmysugarhigh.com where she shares her love of baking!

Comments

  52. SnowflakeDay (Audra) says

    My favorite feature is the connected bank accounts. I think it’s a great idea to teach kids early on how to balance accounts, save for things they want, and how credit works.

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  60. sarah davis says

    my favorite feature of doughmain is that your whole family can be included on the program
    sarah at realtorsd.com

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  83. amber says

    i love the chore tracker! that’s a great ways for kids to visually link up the chores they are forced to do with financial rewards

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  110. stephanie miller says

    wow, this looks great! i cant wait to try it!! first of all, its free! with things as hard as they are right now, i love free!! no sign up and then cancel, just free! i love that it connects the social sites, and u can import those events too! right now i am using google calander, but it doesnt connect all my events! yay!

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  183. Donna B. says

    My favorite feature is IRuleMoney.com because I think my son would get a lot of relevant information from it. I know it says ages 13-17 but as a college student all these topics are just as important to him at that age as they are to high school students.

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  213. Margaret Smith says

    This is such a wonderful program. Having kids, I find that they really have little financial concept. I love the chore chart. Nice, organized and easy to understand.
    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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  233. Jamie Brigham says

    I love the funvault.com feature. Helping children to learn to save money is a great way to prepare them for adulthood

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  357. Susan Ladd says

    My favorite feature on DoughMain.com our the MainDishs and the Giveaways. Like on FB and thanks for the great sweep. Hope to win 🙂

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  386. Heather H says

    My favorite feature is the variety of online games they offer for children of all ages, especially the games that teach them about things that are important like money.
    hendymartin1 at yahoo dot com

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  408. Geoff K says

    My favorite feature of DoughMain would probably have to be the Educational Games (The Fun Vault, Sand Dollar City, and I Rule Money) – to me, interactive games are probably the best way to teach kids and teens about ways to achieve financial responsibility, and these particular games look really fun and well-designed. Thanks!

    gkaufmanss at yahoo dot com

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  430. Jacqueline Griffin says

    I like the Money Basics category It’s good to teach children about money at a young age! I started teaching my children about money when they were young and about their credit as well as how important their credit score is. They are young adults now with AA++ credit and they understand the value of have good credit and how to save. My daughter called me yesterday to tell me that she saved all her Victoria Secret coupons to spend at once. She purchased $100 worth of clothing and her out of pocket was just over $4. I was proud!
    [email protected]
    Thank You!!

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  449. Jenny Lloyd says

    my favorite feature is the chore chart because that is what i am needing right now. i also like the money games but my kids aren’y old enough for those yet.

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  450. Jenny Lloyd says

    1-i joined doughmain and used the code “baby” and i am really looking forward to getting it all set up, i think it will be a great tool for my family

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  451. Jenny Lloyd says

    2-i joined doughmain and used the code “baby” and i am really looking forward to getting it all set up, i think it will be a great tool for my family

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  452. Jenny Lloyd says

    3-i joined doughmain and used the code “baby” and i am really looking forward to getting it all set up, i think it will be a great tool for my family

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  453. Jenny Lloyd says

    4-i joined doughmain and used the code “baby” and i am really looking forward to getting it all set up, i think it will be a great tool for my family

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  454. Jenny Lloyd says

    5-i joined doughmain and used the code “baby” and i am really looking forward to getting it all set up, i think it will be a great tool for my family

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  472. Belinda says

    I love the chores part! We have recently started assigning chores to our boys and this feature would be so much easier than trying to keep track with the chart we wrote out on the fridge!

    mikebelindaconnor at hotmail dot com

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  560. Angella says

    I really love that it teaches kids the importance of money and offers a variety of tools/games as well. I especially love the family organizer tools, specifically for the allowances.

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  604. megan h says

    i’m not a part of doughmain yet but i love that it just keeps track of everything family. With a toddler and newborn things get a little hectic!

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  712. Alex K says

    My favorite feature on doughmain is the chores tracker. It’s a great way to keep everybody up to date with what they need to do.

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  854. Lantana Helm says

    I love that it has games to teach children about money. I would like for my son to play the funvault game.

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  860. Eileen says

    ahhhh…the favorite feature on site HAS to be the chore chart. And pretty cool too for kids in this age to learn money management. By the time teens try to grasp it at 17 and 18 it can be too late… and savings may be gone in malls and video games.

    thanks!

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  897. Shannon Thompson says

    chore chart … this is a great way to keep track of housekeeping and who does what ..

    dollhousecreation(at)gmail(dot)com

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