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✏️ Do You Believe that Money Changes People? | #MAKINGCENTS

Published 7 months ago • 1 min read

Save the calmest for last...isn't that what they say, Reader?

The #makecents series is nearly finished and hopefully we have provided all of you with the proper resources to ace this back-to-school season! Before we end the series, we have one more money personality to share – The Money Monk!

Money Monks live by the zen "Money Changes People" mantra! Other money monks you may be familiar with include:

Max Mayfield from "Stranger Things"

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Mr. Johnson from "Abbott Elementary"

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Though "money changes people" may seem like a guarded and cautious way of thinking...

Money Monks are often very people-oriented and community-driven! This back-to-school season, Money Monks are represented by the reliable, school-bus-yellow, No. 2 PENCIL ✏️

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During this season, Money Monks take a laid-back approach that includes:

• Volunteering in their community’s annual back-to-school bash

• Giving the best advice to students preparing to start a new grade

• Sacrificing their pay if that means money can be reallocated to teachers and students that are in need of supplies​

Money Monks and Practicality

Money Monks tend to be a light in their community, however this may lead to them forgetting about themselves. Whether a parent prioritizing your children or a teacher prioritizing your students, remember that you can only show up as your best self if you prioritize self-care! This looks like:

✏️ Avoiding feeling overwhelmed with all your tasks by keeping track of your responsibilities with a planner

✏️ Asking for help when you need it and when it is offered

✏️ Investing in your goals now so you won’t have to stretch yourself so thin later

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That’s a wrap on the #makecents series!

We hope that all money makers learned more about their money personality (or personalities if you find yourself leaning towards more than one).

Keep an eye out for more Pockets Change content in the future as we continue to build intergenerational financial resilience with students, families, and educators!

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Pockets Change, Non-Profit

Using hip-hop pedagogy to teach financial education to students, educators, and communities! 🎤🤝

Pockets Change is a hybrid organization (s-corp and non-profit 501c3) working with K-12 districts, colleges, and other community organizations across the country. 📚 Our mission is to build intergenerational financial resilience with students, families, and educators. We believe financial education is about much more than numbers, it’s a means for self-care and social justice. It all happens through Hip Hop pedagogy, which focuses on understanding self-identity in relation to the whole. Together we are working to address systemic issues of educational equity and the racial wealth divide.

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