Concepts you need to know:

• Kids log in themselves and manage their own money within FamilyMint.  From deposits, withdrawals, and transfers, to working towards goals they can create themselves.  FamilyMint is meant to be a place for children to learn by doing. 
• To you and your kids, this is REAL MONEY in FamilyMint.  They manage... you approve.  Every dollar in the bank is a real dollar that you owe your kids.  You are a real bank to them.
• In essence, when they hand you cash (i.e. when they make a "Deposit"), they are giving you a loan and you are in debt to them and need to pay back that debt when they ask for it (just like your bank would for you).
• To anyone outside your family, this is virtual money.  Nobody can hack in and steal anything because FamilyMint is just a tracking system. 
• FamilyMint is a mixture between a personal money management tool (such as Quicken) and an online bank. There is a period of time that things can be changed, and after that they are firm (like an online bank).   You can always see a complete history of what changed. 

Need some ideas on how to use FamilyMint?   Although there is no "right" way, we've compiled the best community driven ideas to create The FamilyMint Way.

Please add your suggestions in the Feature Requests forum.  We love your ideas!

Video Tutorials:

(After hitting Play, hit the 4-way arrow to expand to full screen.)

Overview - a brief tour of the key application features:

Parent Dashboard - everything you need in one location:

 The one thing you HAVE to do as a banker: approve pending transactions.

Child Profiles - how to set up your kids:

Be sure you set them up in the order you want to see them!

Goals - creating, editing, and deleting:

It's fast and easy.  Set up a few recommended goals and then let your child take the reins.

Kids Screens - what your child sees:

This video is linked from the child's Welcome screen.  Take a look at what FamilyMint looks like from the child's perspective.