The Explorer Hop Blog
Mar 14, 2022
Get to Know The Often Forgotten Retirement Savings Tool - IRA Accounts
IRAs, or Individual Retirement Accounts, are a lesser-known tool people can use to save for retirement. If you ask someone what an IRA is, they might only be able to untangle the abbreviation. Here are three facts about IRA accounts to help you and your child get familiar with the "forgotten" retirement sibling.
Mar 9, 2022
How To Simplify Key Investing Concepts When Discussing Finance With Your Children
Learning to invest is a hard task for a lot of adults so you can probably imagine how difficult it would be for children. Good news for you. Explorer Hop is here to help. Read on to find out our strategies for simplifying some of the most crucial concepts in investing when discussing finance with your children.
Mar 9, 2022
The Single Biggest Lesson Your Young Entrepreneur Must Learn Right Now
Purpose Drives Performance. You must keep telling your young entrepreneurs this before they go to bed every night. In all seriousness, knowing why you are doing what you are doing is key in entrepreneurship and, at Explorer Hop, we want to tell you why that is the most important lesson your child can learn right now.
Mar 9, 2022
The 3 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons To Teach High School Students
If you had the chance to turn back time and go back to your days in highschool… would you? One reason we might go back is because, as adults, we realize how little high school taught us about money. Accordingly, here are Explorer Hop's three most important personal finance lessons to teach high school students.
Mar 9, 2022
How To Talk To Your Child About Prices Going Up
As we are all well aware as adults, prices are going up all around us. Most notably, this price increase is rearing its ugly head through the price of gas. Here are three tips to help you figure out the best way to address the reality of price increases with the youngest minds in your household, your children.
Mar 9, 2022
Discussing The War in Ukraine With Your Teenager
With the war between Russia and the Ukraine, many teenagers are becoming curious about what is happening in that part of the world. That curiosity can be come from a few different places: confusion, intrigue, anger and fear. Here are our thoughts on how to handle conversations about the Ukraine war with your teen.
Mar 9, 2022
The Art of Living on a Budget
Do you ever feel like you're barely scraping by, month after month? Like no matter how hard you try, there's never enough money left over at the end of the day? You're not alone. A lot of people are struggling to make ends meet these days. But don't worry, there are ways to manage your finances and live on a budget. It takes some effort, but it's definitely doable. Below are some ideas and tips to help get you going.
Mar 6, 2022
Powerful Women In Finance Your Child Can Be Inspired By
As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, we at Explorer Hop wanted to take some time to highlight a few very powerful and influential women right in our domain – the world of finance – that your child, no matter their gender, can be inspired by. Here are four of those women.
Mar 3, 2022
Here Are Some Animals That Might Just Be Smart Enough to Do Your Taxes For You
Many of us have financial advisors and tax experts. In most cases, they are other humans, but what if we told you there are animals that we believe are smart enough to do your taxes? Today, on World Wildlife Day, here are five animals out there in the wild that might just be able to become your next financial experts!
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 27, 2022
The Most Expensive Round Trip Flight You Can Buy For The Price of the 3 Most Expensive Cryptocurrencies
Investing in cryptocurrency right now is expensive. The returns could potentially be great, but it is expensive nonetheless. Today, we’re going to have some fun with the idea of crypto and showcase the most expensive round-trip flights you can buy for the price of the world’s three most expensive cryptocurrencies.
Feb 24, 2022
8 Most Expensive Cryptocurrencies Right Now
Crypto, or cryptocurrency, is a word that a lot of us have been hearing increasingly over the last few years. The average person likely does not understand too much about cryptocurrencies. We’re going to take some time in this blog to have some fun and showcase the eight most expensive cryptocurrencies available now.