Stash Your Cash teaches you about "saving and spending money wisely." —Lydia, age 12, 5-Spot youth editorial board

From the Mouths of Youth!

Stash Your Cash, the April activity that helped so many credit unions celebrate Youth Week, challenges all three interest levels (elementary, middle and high chool) in Googolplex.

Read what our youth editorial board members have to say about Stash Your Cash:

"I love this game! It’s awesome. It’s one of those amazing games that combine education and fun. I learned about saving money in a credit union, while having fun. I will probably end up playing this game a lot. Well done… the best game on Googolplex!"
—AJ’s (middle school) board member Chad King

"This game is fun because it’s a challenge and because it teaches you things like planning ahead, thinking ahead and saving and spending money wisely. The music’s really cool."
—5-Spot (elementary school) board member Lydia Ware

Warning: the following quote contains a strategy spoiler. Don’t read it if you haven’t played yet!

"At first I wasn’t really sure whether to save my money or spend it and needless to say, I went bankrupt only a few days into the voyage. When I played it again I saved my money for the first nine days of the trip and then went to every island to collect the booty. This allowed me to reap the benefits of compounding interest." [He was lucky there wasn’t a hurricane on his last day!]
—C-Note (high school) board member David Hanley

If you haven’t had a chance to play, follow these links to see the three-deck challenge from Googolplex on your credit union’s web site:

• Voyage of the 5-Spot (Hard)
• AJ’s Voyage (Harder)
• Voyage of the C-Note (Hardest)

Keep your ears and eyes open, we’ll be presenting another three-in-one activity in September when we present the Sudoku puzzle, Nine Lives Deluxe.

Instant poll results – Cool Clothes*

Your high school members are not slaves to fickle fashion. You can support them in their decision- making by pointing them to the May Bonus Feature, Shopping the Brands, by former C-Note youth editorial board member Eyleen Chou.

College
Q: What kind of clothes do you usually wear to school?

a. New clothes that are tomorrow’s hot fashion b. New clothes that suit my own sense of fashion c. Second-hand clothes that are fashionable d. Second-hand clothes regardless of fashion e. Required school uniform

08% 68% 10% 06% 08%

Instant Poll Questions capture your high school members’ attention. On which issues would you like to learn more about what they think? Use your imagination and send your poll questions with possible responses to Rena Crispin.

* Instant Poll results reflect an unscientific sampling of Googolplex readers.

Know what's coming: Stories and games that teach and entertain
June, July and August 2007 lineup in Googolplex.

Give youth print and online newsletters!
Every quarter we send you enough ready-to-print pages to create three full newsletters – one for elementary-school, middle-school, and high-school level readers. We provide newsletters in high resolution for print, and low resolution for e-mail or online viewing.

These lively newsletter pages give your young members previews of stories, activities and comics for the coming three months. Use them to direct young readers to your credit union web site, so they can see what’s new at Googolplex!

IMPORTANT: You add your credit union logo and mailing information. You can print and distribute them, and also make them available as a link on your web site. Got that creative bug? Add your own stories, art, more pages, or customize in other ways - it’s up to you!

Here’s what you get:

• Complete newsletter pages (in high resolution PDF and JPEG formats) for elementary through high school students. The newsletters feature comics, activities and teasers about stories and games for the coming three months.
• All of those same newsletter pages in low-resolution PDF format for online and e-mail use.

Here’s how you get it:
To retrieve the ready-to-print, ready-to-view newsletter pages each quarter, log in to your Googolplex Set-up and Promotion page, select the pages you need, and download them free of charge.

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