Remember Gift Cards are for Gifts! Only Gifts. Not for payments. Never buy a Gift Card because someone tells you to buy one and give them the numbers. No matter who they say they are or how urgent. This is a Gift Card Scam.
Financial Literacy
We believe financial literacy should begin at a young age, teaching children these valuable life skills beginning in elementary school. Bankers visit our local schools each year using the Teach Children to Save program created by the American Bankers Association 25 years ago. We sponsor the Banzai and Everfi Financial Literacy programs each school year in local elementary, middle and high schools. If you are an educator within our banking footprint and are interested in a Financial Literacy program for your students, please contact us to learn more. The Bank provides these programs at no cost to the schools who use them.
Banzai Financial Literacy Programs
Below you can check out our favorite tips and resources from the ABA website page Youth & Money. There are also fun online learning games that teach children money skills, pointers for parents and a link to financial calculators.
Grades K-8
Color and Cut Savings Jar Wraps (aba.com)
Money Talks Newsletter (aba.com)
High School/Young Adult
The 5 Ws to Becoming a Banker (aba.com)
6 Financial Traps New College Graduates Should Avoid (aba.com)
Budgeting for the Real World Worksheet (aba.com)
Budgeting for the Real World Worksheet-Spanish (aba.com)
Developing a Habit of Saving Tip Sheet (aba.com)
Top 10 Personal Finance Tips for College Students (aba.com)
Online Learning Games
Thinking Money for Kids (ala.org)
Carnival Thrills and Dollar Bills | U.S. Currency Education Program (uscurrency.gov)
Cash Codebreakers for Students | U.S. Currency Education Program (uscurrency.gov)
Emma and the Cosmo Phone | Adventures With Money | Ally (allyadventureswithmoney.com)
Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids (jacksoncharitablefoundation.org)
Pointers for Parents
Get Smart about Credit Benefits (aba.com)
FDIC: Money Smart for Young People (fdic.gov)
Financial Calculators
Financial Calculators | American Bankers Association (aba.com)
