Kids’ Choice Awards Host Josh Duhamel is Great Financial Role Model for Children, According to GoBankingRates.com Report

Nickelodeon’s 26^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards airs tonight to over 350 million households worldwide in 25 languages, making it a prime platform for reaching out to children of all ages regarding financial literacy. While not every celebrity is a good role model for young savers, personal finance site, www.GoBankingRates.com, reveals a few money lessons Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards host, Josh Duhamel, can teach kids about growing a savings account, investing, giving to charity, and more.

March 23, 2013 - Arguably the most anticipated awards show of the year for young viewers, the 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards on Nickelodeon is scheduled to air live at 8 p.m. ET from Los Angeles. Top personal finance site, GoBankingRates.com, investigates how award host and actor, Josh Duhamel, does his part to educate children about smart savings account habits by setting a good example with his own finances.

The GoBankingRates report examines Josh Duhamel’s present net worth, which is currently estimated at $15 million, and identifies the specific ways Duhamel has been so successful at growing his savings account.

Findings uncover five lessons children and teens can learn from Duhamel and put into practice to help their savings accounts thrive.

The award show’s wide reach and influential host will undoubtedly help set the tone that kids of any age can start learning about money; a survey by financial literacy organization, Junior Achievement, found 81 percent of teen respondents said grades K-12 are the best time to learn about money management.

To read the full report, click here.

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