Marty’s World: Meet Henry

Marty's World Meet Henry

Marty is happy when Grandpa comes by, He tells lots of stories and time just flies by. His first name is Henry, he’s gentle and kind, Though sometimes he’s strict, but the children don’t mind. Henry believes that the best thing to do On a warm sunny day is to go to the zoo. Armed […]

Marty’s World: Forest Friends

One of the things that Marty enjoys, even more so than playing with toys, Is going for walks on a bright sunny day, over the fields and far, far away. Out in the woods, where the trees grow tall, Finding cute creatures… and naming them all! This is a story that she wants to share, […]

Gender Inequality In Everyday Finances

Last February 2020, I recorded a podcast with the World Trade Institute on Women and Risk. As you all know, my advocacy has always been on gender equality and financial literacy for women.   With women making 80% of short-term purchase decisions in the household but only gets involved in 23% of long-term financial decisions. 58% […]

Happy International Day of the Girl

Happy International Day of the Girl If you want to make the world a better place, it’s best to start early in creating awareness for good values, justice and sustainability. Our children’s book series “Smart Way To Start” aims to do just that. Our latest book “A Smart Way to Start Doing Good” explains the […]

Sustainability For Kids: How To Save Our Land

Illustration of Marty with Edmund feeding squirrels- A Smart Way To Start

I’ve been talking a lot about sustainability in my past couple of blogs, in relation to book 4, A Smart Choice To Make. With that in mind, let’s discuss the ways in which you can teach kids about sustainability, so they can grow up with an eco-conscious mindset that will affect all their future choices. […]

Marty’s World: Ocean Friends

Meet the fun ocean friends of Marty’s and Edmund’s summer in this fun rhyme poem. Help your kids learn why it’s important to protect the ocean, the fun way!

17 Sustainable Development Goals

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17 Sustainable Development Goals For this post, I will be ​discussing a topic that goes beyond financial parenting, but which is so significant today that it impacts in many ways our efforts to educate children on the money. I’d like to acquaint you, or for those who already know these…reacquaint you, with an important aspect […]

Teaching Kids Money: The Right Way

Two Girls Doing Schoolwork - A Smart Way To Start by Mara Catherine Harvey

I came across a recently published article by the Bank of England on financial education for children. If you’d like to read the article, you can click here. Here are some important points that the article discusses: According to research done, only about a quarter (27%) of kids in the UK enjoy learning about money at […]

My Innovating Advice: Develop Women’s Financial Confidence

My Innovating Advice: Develop Women’s Financial Confidence   I was fortunate enough be invited as guest speaker on Kate Holmes’ Innovating Advice podcast. I got to talk about my advocacy for women’s financial confidence and the risks women face in wealth and finance. My advocacy on gender and pay equality came to be when I […]

Marty’s World: Meet Albert

Illustration of Albert, the dog - A Smart Way To Start

Albert, the sausage dog, lives just next door. He’s old and he sleeps on a rug on the floor. His legs are quite short so he can’t jump up high and his favourite teddy is always nearby. When he sees Marty, he stands up and barks: he knows she will take him for walks in […]

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