Educators Council: Candy Campaign

educators council: Somewhere between the two lies my dilemma in getting fully behind the Cash for Candy campaign being pushed this year by the National Financial Educators Council . There are way too many killjoys these days trying to improve upon great traditions — particularly around holidays — that so many of us hold dear, according to Market Watch. To that end, the idea that nearly 100 kids would walk through my neighborhood on Monday night and that I'd be the spoil-sport who stiffs them on candy is appalling. I hate cleaning raw eggs off my house and picking toilet paper out of my trees. I see the potential for money lessons, where candy that my daughter hated earned less money, but her treasured favorites were worth more, allowing her to make real economic decisions. I'm all for letting kids be kids, and having a blast creating a lifetime of Halloween memories. Being the weird guy who gives money for Halloween is no more appealing to me than being the strange person dishing out granola snacks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.