Parents, grandparents and teachers looking for an engaging and educational gift for hard-to-buy-for tweens and teens will want to consider the book, I Got Bank! What My Granddad Taught Me About Money, an intergenerational story that will get everyone talking.
Written by OneUnited Bank President and Chief Operating Officer Teri Williams, I Got Bank! is the centerpiece of OneUnited's initiative to promote financial literacy to urban youth. Given the uncertainty surrounding today's economy, financial literacy will play an increasingly important role for our young people. The book tells the story of an African-American boy, Jazz Ellington, whose grandfather sets up a bank account for him and teaches him the importance of saving.OneUnited bank is offering the book free to any public library or middle school upon request (www.oneunited.com/book)."The greatest gifts we give our children are those that will teach them and help them live happy, healthy lives. Knowing how to manage money should be among those lessons," said Williams. "The hope is that our children and grandchildren don't experience another economic period like the one we have been struggling through in recent years. But if another recession happens, knowing how to save and manage money will serve the next generation well."Videos