Moneybot enters classrooms around the region

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Moneybot is a financial education platform that combines money, gaming and technology to make learning about finance fun for students and simple for teachers.

Kahlil Garmon, the founder and CEO of Moneybot, says, “At this point, now there are millions of students that are graduating each year without learning about personal finance, about how money works, about how the real world actually works. I mean, that’s horrible. And I was one of those kids who was put out into the real world without any idea of how money works.”

Providing students with access to knowledge about financial literacy can be life-changing. Dezavian Barker, an eighth grader, says, “These simulators give you a real-life representation of what will happen with your money if you like. For example, if you have like $10,000, what you would do and how you would budget it, finance it with that.“

Gambia Flemister, the Rise program coordinator, tells us, “Even right now they’re thinking, you know, in the future, because what I tell them is what we want to do is not just prepare them for, you know, eighth grade or for 11th grade. We want to prepare them for once they leave the safety of these four walls.”

This approach highlights the importance of equipping students with practical life skills that extend beyond traditional academics.

Venkat Sai Kolli, the web designer and development specialist, shares, “Millions of students are graduating without knowing what financial education is like, what assets are so what liabilities. Now, we are kind of giving them financial education, which I think financial education for students is very important for students in the future to live a better life.”

Garmon also says, “Students are one of the biggest parts of how we build, how we design, how we do everything. And that’s intentional. Our goal is to be like one of the most student-centric apps ever. “

To learn more about Moneybot, visit its website.