Three Cups by Mark St. Germain Book Review and Giveaway!Three Cups tells the story of a young boy and his adventures with money and serves to promote financial literacy among children. Three Cups is based upon a true story of how two parents developed an allowance system whereby the child would have three cups - one for spending, one for saving, and one for charity - into which their allowance would be divided.
As the story begins, a young boy is five years old. For his birthday, he received an envelope and three cups, with the promise of many adventures. We follow the young boy as he is taken to the bank and opens his first savings account, as he makes a decision to spend the money in his spending cup, and how he uses the money he placed in his charity cup to help others.
As a parent, I liked this book very much. I read it with my own 5 year old son and discussed the main points of the story. This book isn't a long read, so it is perfect for someone who is young and has a shorter attention span. I asked him if he had 3 cups, how would he divide $3? He told me he would put $1 in his spending cup, $1 in his savings cup and $1 in his charity cup. How cute! It is nice to know that he got the message that it is important to put money in each cup.
The illustrations are also very nice. As I read the book to my son, he had his little eyes glued to the illustrations. They were not cartoony, which I really liked. The non-cartoonlike illustrations and life like drawings make the young boy and his story very real.
Another part of Three Cups that I liked was that the book included a parent guide with tips and activities to help reinforce the idea of saving money, but also reinforces the idea that you should also be charitable as well. A well-balanced money strategy includes saving money, responsibly spending it and also helping others.
Three Cups by Mark St. Germain would make a lovely addition to any home, school or church library. It would also make a nice gift for a young child's birthday or as a Christmas present. It would also be an appropriate gift for First Holy Communion for those of the Catholic faith.
On to the giveaway! I have graciously been offered two copies of Three Cups to giveaway to my readers.
* This giveaway will run until Sunday, March 21 at 11:59 P.M. I will use random.org to choose two winners on Monday, March 22.
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Disclosure: I was provided a free copy of Three Cups for review purposes. I did not receive any additional compensation for this review. The opinion put forth in this review is 100% my own.
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28 comments:
My father influenced by spending habits. He believed that if you didn't have the cash for something you shouldn't buy it, and that if you didn't need it, don't buy it simply because you want it!
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My mom showed me how to stretch a dollar in every way. She taught me about coupons and double coupons and making do with what you have
My father influenced my spending habits but in a bad way. Don't have it charge it.
My dad influenced my spending habits the most. He and my mom were always frugal and liked to save money. He encouraged saving up for something big you wanted, rather than going for the instant gratification. And to this day, I much prefer the satisfaction of saving up for a big purchase. This sounds like a great book. Thank you!
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My mom taught me the most. She always used coupons and did/does a lot of rebating.
Both my parents shaped my views...my family was always poor and there was never enough money for luxuries. As such I appreciate the value of a dollar and hope I can instill that in my children too.
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My grandparents were very generous with their $ and also very thrifty. I learned alot about spending and saving $ from them.
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My Mother taught me the importance of saving money and making wise decisions with it!
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My mom. She is an excellent money manager and has taught me a lot.
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My stepmom taught me what NOT to do, they always lived from paycheck to paycheck.
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My dad did as he was always one to save and not spend and he taught me this and I think it is a wise thing to do
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My mom raised me to be a saver. She stressed that it was always important to have extra money in case of an emergency.
My Momis great with money and is able to save money and pay off her house. I learned to not buy anything unless I have the cash for it.
My parents influenced my spending habits but not always well. They never shared any information about our family finances. It was always just "we can't afford it". Looking back I realize they believed in cash only, but they never passed that information on.
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the one person who helped me shape up my spending habits was having my daughter, it became a point where she came first and not me, i'd rather she has than me so my spending stopped
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My Uncle Mel- who rewarded me by researching investments as a an early teen
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I learned on my own.. in fact I was teaching my parents how to save $.
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My Grandmother who strongly believed in saving as much as possible. She was raised during the Great Depression and made the most of their limited income to provide meals for her children.
My mom shaped my money making decisions by stressing the importance of being frugal.
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