Why financial literacy is a unique skill for young people in the 21st century!

- What was the first form of money and how did we get to digital currencies?

- What is currency and what does it mean to save?

- What are the uses of money?

- What is the value of proper budgeting and saving?

- What actions should parents take so that their children become smart consumers?

- Why is financial knowledge an essential skill of the 21st century?

- How well prepared are today's teenagers and children to make appropriate decisions in a complex financial environment?

These are some of the questions to which you will find answers in the book you are holding titled Money Doesn't Grow on Trees!. This is the first financial education and empowerment handbook in Greece for children aged 10 to 12 years.

Through the rich content of the book (text, interactive exercises, and fun games), the author Nikolaos D. Filippas, Professor of Finance at the University of Piraeus and President of the Institute of Financial Literacy, lays the foundation for creating a generation of informed and financially responsible citizens.