Merchants & Farmers Bank is excited to collaborate with Marvel Comics® and Visa® to promote Financial Literacy and make it a core value in our community. Adults gaining knowledge on financial literacy can help save their children from making the same financial mistakes.
Visa’s® free financial education program, Practical Money Skills, helps people improve their money management skills and is an interactive guide to budgeting, saving, financial calculators, games, lesson plans, resources, and more money topics to set children on a path to financial fitness. It is designed for teachers, parents, students, and consumers of all ages to help improve their personal finance. Learning about money is fun! Visit the Practical Money Skills website and find everything you need to master the essentials of personal money management, https://merchantsandfarmers.practicalmoneyskills.com/en
Financial Football is a fast-paced interactive video game created by Visa® and the NFL®. Children of all ages learn key concepts about saving and spending, budgeting, and the wise use of credit in preparation for gameplay. Ready to get your game on? Run, pass, and score your way to financial success today! Test your money skills and give your brain a workout with these fun and educational games, https://merchantsandfarmers.financialfootball.com/
The custom edition Comic Books—Black Panther, Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy, were created by Marvel Comics® and Visa® and include financial literacy exercises. The comics combine Marvel’s iconic superheroes with Visa’s financial literacy expertise to introduce young readers to fundamental money management concepts in an entertaining and engaging way, which teach young people about personal finance. Check out digital versions of the comics below:
Avengers, https://read.marvel.com/#/labelbook/35624
Black Panther, https://read.marvel.com/#/labelbook/64461
Guardians of the Galaxy, https://read.marvel.com/#/labelbook/41238
The financial literacy information is now available under the “Resources” tab on the bank’s website, https://www.merchantsandfarmers.com/ which will make it easy for families to teach their children how to save and the importance of being financially stable at an early age. Merchants & Farmers Bank will also be offering comic books at all locations, while supplies last, so stop by and pick up one today!