Rebel Girls Money Matters: A Guide to Saving, Spending, and Everything in Between

by Alexa Von Tobel, Morgan Goble (Illustrator)

Learn the building blocks of all things personal finance with this fun and informative guidebook.

Do you have a full piggy bank you'd like to convert to your very own savings account? Are you ready to start your own scarf-making business? Want tips on how to be a savvy shopper with your hard-earned babysitting money? No matter where you are on your earning, saving, or spending journey, this book offers tried-and-true wisdom to help you be even more informed, independent, and ready for the future.

Through quizzes, tips from experts, and stories and advice from girls around the world, you'll get a firm footing in financial literacy. You'll

-How to create a budget
-How a credit card works
-What investing is and how to start
-When to spend and when to save
-The truth about pay gaps
-How to create a business plan
-and much more!

Genres: Parenting, Childrens, Nonfiction, Finance, Money, Self Help

144 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2024

About the author

Alexa von Tobel is the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, a personal finance website, and the founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital.

Reviews

[Chazza Everafter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I’d had a book like this one when I was a child. As a big fan of the Rebel Girls series for my children, I’ve been on the lookout for a book on explaining and teaching my children how to deal with money. This book provides an excellent introduction to financial matters and explains how money, savings, credit cards, and investments all work. It provides easy-to-understand guidance and presents complex financial concepts in age-appropriate, digestible ways. There’s great examples for how to earn money, what to do with it, and how to categorize things for budgeting. This book is geared largely towards an American audience, and I wonder if there will be other editions created for other parts of the world, but as an introductory financial literacy book, this is fantastic. I could easily see myself getting this book to further discuss the optic with my children when they’re around 8-10 so they can get a good foundation and early practice on how to set themselves up for financial success in the future. There are even great little quizzes and short stories to help teach and guide children into thinking about ways they can apply the principles taught to their own lives. I also really appreciated the Q&A’s section that highlighted questions kids had about money, and a financial professional’s response as I could easily see echoes of those questions happening in my own house. At the book’s end, there are even more resources presented to help underscore the money message in fun ways such as games and so on. A nice all-around resource for tackling a tricky, difficult topic that will have long-lasting impact on their lives.

[Julia✨Book Reviews by Jules✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

Let's face it. Money is just part of life. Unfortunately, it doesn't grow on trees so it is important to teach adoloscents how to handle it wisely. I cn say for sure I would've found this book helpful as a teenager -- and I think some lessons do carry on over into adulthood as well.

I highly recommend this book!
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[Ella Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars
I’m really happy that there is a book like this
It was such a great book.

[Linn J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own

This is totally my kind of book. Doesn't matter what age or gender you may be, this is a book for anyone regarding life knowledge and information about money.

Money is a tool! That's true. And if you ever seen Scrooge McDuck you also know that money is like water, it needs to flow and move. In "Money matter" it's explained more down to earth and with social scenaries, like money are the tool that should be used for living your life. There are tips and examples how money are used, how you can save money and so on. Money is something that will "control" your living situation if you don't take control and understand finance, economy and money!

I really liked the layout, the tips, the chapters/themes and the dictionary! The amount of examples are an sight for the eyes. The chapter how to make money and what type of payment you may receive, is my favourite part. I really appreciate the section and the information of how it works, how it can be saved and an beware section in the columns.

I learnt some new stuff and I always appreciate that. I would totally buy this book and use it like an bibel! I love money and the concept of money is something dear to my heart. As a person and schooler.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad that a book like this exists for young girls - especially in the Rebel Girls library of books. I found this to be an excellent and accessible book that addresses a wide range of money related matters. Giving young girls a foundation like this, with excellent advice about saving and credit cards - building credit and encouraging young entrepreneurs.

I will be buying this book to add to my daughters library - and I appreciate having read it as an adult to reinforce a lot of the principles that we follow in our household related to money. I've always thought that education about money and personal economic matters is not as available or encouraged for youngsters - especially girls - and this book is empowering to read and provides an excellent foundation to build on.

I thought the interactive parts were a great way to reinforce principles and break up the text. The illustrations are colorful and adorable. I did have a hard time figuring out exactly what age range this is geared toward, but landed on early tween - maybe even as young as 8-10 depending on a child's capacity for engaging with the material.

I think mostly the information will age well, it's possible that there will need to be an update every few years to keep things most current. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC to read and review!

[Nicola Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book for children to learn and get excited about making money. I loved the simple explanations and techniques on how to earn and save money. A must read for children and adults who want to talk to their kids about how money works and the best strategies for them to start early on.

[Kaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for teaching Girls (and boys) about financial literacy. It can be a hard topic for adults to explain and discuss as everyone has differing ideas about dealing with money. This starts with basics explaining about savings, interest, credit cards and even investments. It also lets you think about if you are a spender or a saver or somewhere in between. It encourages saving with a goal on any money you earn or receive as gifts and encourages thinking of ways to earn money. But there is time for rewarding yourself as well. Some of the ideas are going to be beyond the reach of younger readers like investing in stocks but at least they can understand the concept. As we have become more of a cashless society, youngsters don’t always interact with money like a generation ago. My daughter is 30 and buys things with a flick of her watch and writes maybe two checks a year. (She is good at saving and budgeting.) This is the kind of book you could turn to at different times and ages. It isn’t something to be read once and be done.

[joyce w. laudon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the double meaning of this title. Here is a book about money matters (topics) and how money matters (makes a difference in a person’s life). It is an excellent resource and one that it is easy to recommend.

There was a time when girls/women were not supposed to concern themselves with issues related to money. However, financial literacy is so important and making it interesting to a young person is a true service.

This book, written by a financial planner, is packed with information and topics. Just a few of the chapters are those on making money, spending money and investing. The author’s perspective is that money is not something to “worship” but nor is it something to “ignore.” She looks at money as a tool that lets people live their lives.

This book will enable its readers to understand an important topic. It is a good title for both school and home libraries.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Rebel Girls for this title. All opinions are my own.

[Ag · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is yet another book that’s pure gold.
Even grownups often have issues with money talks. And then most kids are expected to learn how to navigate the world of money somehow on their own, and they are expected to do it well, yet most have no one to lean on while learning all about it. Well, and now there’s this book.
There are bite-sized and easy-to-understand explanations, examples, and stories. Yet none of those read like someone telling you what to do, none of those feel like someone forcing their opinions on you as the only way to see money.
Love it.
Yet, unlike most other Rebel Girls books, this one reads more like a country-specific thing. For example, there is a chapter about checks. Umm. Ok, I know those are super common in the USA, but in Europe? Most banks won’t cash those. The same goes for credit score and some other minor details, those are country specific.

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you, Rebel Girls, for the advance reading copy. I feel this book has all the basics explained in a very beginner friendly manner and format when it comes to terms related with money.

Starting from what money is and to terms that sound familiar but difficult for any adult to explain to a kid, this manual/guidebook gives enough information with examples and simple exercises for the young reader.

Vibrant and bold and beautiful, I would totally recommend this book. Because these basic things are not taught in schools.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genius! Why has no one ever done this before? Teaching young women about money literacy is a gift. I struggle, as an adult, and have never been able to figure out "next steps" - how to budget, how to SAVE, and how to invest. This empowering book will be my "go-to" middle school graduation gift from now on. Thank you, Rebel Girls, for always thinking about ways to help young women live better lives now - and in the future. Bravo!
Thank you to NetGalley and Rebel Girls for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

[Ddnreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I say I love children nonfiction, here's what I mean. It gave a comprehensive understanding on how money works covering all the essentials points (incl but not limited to saving, loans, debt, credit, etc). The things no one told me about it when I was a kid.
It adds another perspective that it's okay for children to start understanding about money. This is a first step towards being financially literate.
This book is a complete package: light, colorful, accurate and easily understandable.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very colorful, understandable guide to financial basics for middle school girls. I like the activities and questions throughout. I would suggest that parents read and discuss this with their kids. There was one item that felt biased in its presentation but it’s a common bias in financial planning.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital review copy.

[Sharon Cronan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the county library, and immediately went out and bought it from my local independent bookseller so I could have it available in the small church library I manage.
This is a book I needed even in my early 20's! Practical, usable, and non-judgmental. I've already checked it out to an 11 year old in it's 1st week on the shelf.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rebel Girls Money Matters is a great guide to navigating financial decisions and learning about important financial matters. It teaches kids important skills and information about money and finances from an early age.

[Kimberly Tierney · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book for the tween girl in your life. I grew up with another type of book like this, but the Rebel Girls are infinitely better! I absolutely think these are a must-have for tween girls, school counselors, libraries, and essentially anywhere that interacts with tweens.