With Madison only being 5, it’s hard sometimes to get her to understand about money. At this point, she only understands that there is rectangle money and circle money. That being said they do have a treasure chest at school where you can donate money to (which, in turn, gets donated to the church. For those of you who don’t know, Madison attends a Catholic School).  That is the beauty with this bank.  The kids can actually see where they money is going towards.  I love that each chamber actually can be emptied out through a different foot (would that be a hoof on a pig?).  No worries about mixing the money.  There are goal setting stickers that you put on the bank.  For example, for invest, you could put the graduation cap, because you are going to use that to save for school.  You can also draw your own ideas of what your goals are on the blank stickers.  There is also a great booklet included with ways to talk to your kids about money.

The Money Savvy Pig is a great way to start teaching your kids about money.

This is my new baby. It is the Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 4000. Seriously, I think I am in love. I go through several mouses (mice?) a year, and I always find myself going back to the Microsoft versions. For some reason, a Microsoft mouse does not go through as many batteries as all of the other wireless mouses I have used. That is the number one reason why I love them. I cannot believe how quick and smooth this new mouse is. It also has a magnifier on it. You are able to but a box around an area and magnify it as big as you need. I personally don’t need this feature, but I know plenty of people who do. I bought it on sale cheap on Friday. I only bought it because of the name brand (and price), and I love it! I am seriously impressed enough that if they tried to show me some land for sale, I would consider buying it. If you are needing a new mouse, you should get this one. It is worth every cent and then some.