Best Board Games to Teach Children about Money & Finance

Teaching our children about managing money and finances is an important part of being a parent. Why not make it fun?

Check out our list of the best money board games to teach financial literacy, fiscal responsibility and life skills!

Be sure to check out our full post on Board Games for Beginner’s tips, resources and best practices.

Monopoly

Monopoly is the classic, go-to board game to introduce children to managing cash and learning how to build their real estate empires.

Every Monopoly iteration remains rooted in classic competition, where you buy your favorite properties, pay rent to other players, and take a risk with Chance and Community Chest cards.

Roll, buy, sell, dream and scheme! Bankrupt your opponents to win!

Monopoly; money board game overhead view and pieces
Monopoly Classic is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Pay Day

Learn how to budget from pay check to the end of the month with PayDay.

The Payday game board resembles a calendar month, and each space has events like a buying “deal” or receiving “mail” (includes bills, insurance offers etc.)

The object of the game is to have the most money at the end of the game, which is over after as many months as the players decide on.

This classic game teaches players about getting paid, paying bills, managing money and so much more!

PayDay; money board game and pieces overhead view
PayDay (The Classic Version) is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Rich Dad Cash Flow (CashFlow for Kids)

Playing CashFlow encourages players to practice habits of the wealthy and learn how to manage money.

As you play you’ll learn about yourself, your financial style and how it matches up against your opponents.

Sharpen your financial literacy and hone the concepts of investing and money making.

Are you typically as saver? Try out aggressive investing…

Are you typically a risk taker? Maybe try steady growth…

For younger players, be sure to check out ‘CashFlow for Kids’ Available from Amazon Prime here…

Rich Dad Cashflow; money board game box and game pieces
CashFlow is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Making Change

Making Change is an educational game where players use mental math to subtract the price of an item from the amount paid to make the correct change.

Whoever collects the most items wins, get one item from each of 10 categories for bonus points.

Teach and learn basic math, money management and cost calculations in a fun and exciting game format!

Making Change; Money board game box and pieces

Life

The Game of Life is another classic that teaches the basics of money management, making life decisions and navigating the world in a financially responsible way.

This classic Hasbro board game is perfect for your next family game night to have fun and teach powerful money and life lessons to your children!

The Game of Life game box
The Game of Life is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Money Bags

collect, count, and exchange money as you make your way around the game board with Money Bags — the player with the most money wins!

Game play reinforces basic money management skills with the help of realistic play bills and coins.

Designed for 2 to 4 players, Money Bags makes a fun, learning-filled addition to family game nights or classroom game collections!

Money Bags; money board game overhead view with pieces
Money Bags is Available from Amazon Prime here…

The Allowance Game

The Allowance Game; overhead view of money board game and pieces
The Allowance Game is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Big Money

Big Money is a game of risky rolls and fabulous fortunes for families with kids aged 8 years and up.

A fun money game that can be won in under 40 minutes, with dozens of outrageous assets to buy like a candy factory and drone racing league!

Big Money; money board game pieces
Big Money Game is Available from Amazon Prime here…

Money Management is an important lesson for our children! Hopefully one of these exciting board games can aide you and your family in the learning and teaching process…

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