Personal Finance & Wealth Building
Mar 2, 2022
How To Save For A Wedding
A lot of time goes into planning a wedding and the stress alone is enough to make you pull your hair out! Needless to say, planning and saving up for a wedding can seem daunting, but with a little bit of organization and some creative thinking, it can be done! Here are five tips to help get you started.
Feb 23, 2022
How To Save Money In College
Most people think that the only way to save money in college is to skimp on food and housing. But there are plenty of other ways to save as well! Making smart decisions with your money will make or break your college experience. In this post, we'll share some tips on how to reduce your expenses without making any big compromises. When you’re informed, saving money isn’t so hard. So read on and start saving today!
Jan 16, 2022
5 Fast Facts About Bitcoin
We’ll give you 45 minutes starting now. We’re sure you would think you have a good level of financial literacy but do you think you can name all the different cryptocurrency out in the world today?
Our point is… none of us will probably ever list all the cryptos out right now but we’re willing to bet that one specific word came to mind when you first saw “cryptocurrencies” in line two of this post… Bitcoin.
Read on for five fast facts about Bitcoin.
Jan 4, 2022
3 Long-Term Skills Your Child Should Start Developing in 2022
Early-childhood sets the groundwork for success later in life. There are clear advantages to giving your child the resources and opportunities to develop important skills – especially around financial literacy – early in their childhood. We want to talk about how 2022 should be the year your child starts developing these three long-term life skills.
Jan 4, 2022
3 Tips For Turning Your Child into a Money Savvy Kid This New Year
We can’t make a promise of what’s to come for their financial future, but we can tell you that we sincerely believe setting a foundation early for your child is an important stepping stone for their development as financially responsible, knowledgeable and money-savvy people. Here are three tips for turning your child into a money savvy kid this new year.
Jan 1, 2022
5 New Years Resolutions That Actually Make A Difference
New Years is usually a time we tell ourselves this is the year we will finally make some unrealistic lifestyle change that we probably are not ready to make yet. Let’s make sure you don’t make that same mistake this year, for you or for your child. Let us take you by the hand and guide you through our list of five new year's resolutions that you can actually accomplish and more importantly, will actually make a difference.
Dec 31, 2021
Top 4 Tips For Hosting A Virtual New Years Party
Being in a pandemic doesn’t mean that we need to completely sacrifice the holidays this year, we just might have to enjoy the holidays virtually.
Would we all like to be gathering around at grandma or another relative’s house on New Year’s Eve and watch the clock strike midnight while we celebrate together? Yes.
But don't be a GRINCH this holiday season and read on for our top five tips for hosting a virtual New Years party in 2021!
Dec 23, 2021
The Best Gift For Mom This Holiday Season
Christmas and, specifically, receiving gifts on Christmas has always been something focused on the kids. It’s always the kids that get to have fun opening the big presents on Christmas morning, whether they are games, toys, books, learning materials, clothes or something else.
This year, let’s change that. Help your kids get you something great for Christmas.
Dec 23, 2021
How to Make Christmas Gifts More Valuable/Sustainable
Just how awesome would it be if you could give someone a gift for the holidays one year and then never have to give them a gift ever again?
You give someone a gift that is SO GOOD, they continue to love it every year and they don’t expect something different 12 months later.
They’re happy, you’re happy, and most importantly… your wallet is smiling from one end to the other.
Dec 22, 2021
Stocking Stuffers For Your Teen
If you want your teen to be on a path towards potentially becoming the next Warren Buffett, now is the time to make sure they are prepared for the investing future that awaits them and the best way to do that is by giving them access to resources that will properly prepare them for what’s ahead.
One way you can do that is through our Global Investment Challenge 3.
Dec 9, 2021
Is Financial Literacy For Your Kids?
Our founder Hasina Lookman raises an important question, “How can anyone be successful if they can’t manage money? The education system teaches them to read and write from age six, but at what point are we teaching them about money?”
And that’s how Explorer Hop was born.
Dec 3, 2021
Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Our Partnership With DECA
Throughout this partnership we will be expanding our community and combining our teams with DECA will not only increase our exposure, but will also enable students to connect with children from all over the world and create an empowered community!