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Mara Williams
Certified Professional Coach and children's author specializing in financial literacy and entrepreneurship education through "The Little Books of Big Business" series and "Let's Play Money" program.
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Jun 10, 2026
Bonus: How to Raise Money-Confident Kids (And The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs)
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Ellen YinHOST
Can you explain a little bit how this resource, the let's play money kit kind of pairs with your books? Is it a separate resource or is it something that should be, I guess, worked through together for the child?
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16:45Mara WilliamsGUEST
So I started creating little worksheets for them to color and cut and so forth.
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Ellen YinHOST
But I would love for you to share why you especially feel that these early lessons, so again, that age range that you're servicing pre-K through sixth grade, why do these early lessons in earning, saving, and creating revenue streams, income streams, if you will, Why do they matter just as much or maybe even more than the money conversations that families are having with teens and young adults?
The week in politics (May 20, 2026)
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40:37Mara WilliamsGUEST
So it's like, of course if I want them to listen to my show, then talk to me nice.
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40:42Mara WilliamsGUEST
And I think that it brings a little bit of a palate cleanser after such a rough episode because we do get to sit back and think that, "No, she shouldn't have done this," but also, "She was really not thinking this through." Parole or No Parole, that was actually really important to us because we know what the justice system and how the justice system treats Black women, the so-called justice system.
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41:06Mara WilliamsGUEST
And they treat Black people, and especially Black and brown women, so horribly.