Ekomini – Interactive Piggy Bank

Over the weekend, for the first time ever my husband offered my son a quarter for doing some “chores.” I didn’t think my son would go for it, but he did. He picked up and cleaned and helped with excitement and no whining. Yesterday when we were at the store and he was asking for everything he laid his eyes on, my husband suggested he use his quarter to buy something. I’ve never seen my son as proud as he was when he handed over his money to help pay for a dinosaur place mat! At 3, he’s obviously too young to fully understand earning and saving money, but I have a great product, called Ekomini, to share with you for older children.

What is Ekomini?

Ekomini – the world’s first and only interactive, web-enabled piggy bank – features an online educational game that helps children learn what they should know about money.

• Make your kids money savvy
• Enjoy the saving adventure by playing smart and educational games
• Kids learn how to save, share, invest and spend their allowances

Web-Enabled Piggy Bank

The Ekomini is a piggy bank that connects to your computer with a USB. When your child adds money to the bank, he can track it online and learn the basics of money along the way.

The online world of Ekomini is called Ekominiville – a mix of entertainment and education – where your child can learn about the basics of money – saving, spending, sharing and investing. I am good at the spending part, we all know that, but through Ekomini your child can set goals for what they want to buy and follow their progress. For example, your child can say they want to buy a $20 game and when they add money to the piggy bank can set aside some of that money to pay for the game. I saw my son’s sense of accomplishment spending his 25 cents. I can only imagine how proud he’ll be one day when he sets a goal, works hard to earn money and saves it to get what he wants.

I also really love that Ekomini includes sharing as part of the fundamentals of money. In addition to saving money for himself, your child can set aside money to give to a worthy charity.

Ekominiville Tour

Uncertain economy or not, it’s important to teach our kids about money and fiscal responsibility. The Ekomini seems like a great way to help teach the fundamentals to set your child up for financial responsibility.

Shop! Ekomini is recommended for children 6 – 12 years old. The interactive money bank is $39.99, and the price includes the piggy bank, access to Ekominiville, and a free wallet. Shipping is free!

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the folks at Ekomini.