Stash101Reviews of stash101.com

I am so thrilled with this tool for my classroom. It helps me manage my classroom and teach some amazing skills. I am also able to give kids job, do auctions, and even teach about investments. All around it is one of the best tools I have ever used in my 31 year career as a teacher.

I began using this in my classroom last year as a behavior management tool and my classroom behavior completely changed. It gives the kids an understanding that everything they do affects something. They get paid for working hard, have to pay bills like internet and even gain understanding of insurance because they are paying for a maybe. At the end of the week they get to purchase goodies from the store. The growth in their financial literacy has been great as well! Wonderful resource!

I run a nonprofit after school program in an under resourced area. I LOVE that Stash101 even exists. I'd been looking for something like this years ago and I'm just glad I found it now during the pandemic when continuing to use paper money (our old classroom economy) is a bad idea. This works for both our in-person and online programs. I'm able to put things up in the Marketplace so kids can still purchase things without having to use our very limited manpower during our very limited time to watch as kids rifle through the student store, and then disinfect everything between students. I love that it's all in one place, and I don't have to worry about students stealing paper dollars from each other or losing them somewhere. Pretty much everything about it is wonderful. There are so many features, we haven't used them all yet, but I love that they are there and an option. I love that there are pre-made lesson plans to help kids gain financial literacy (a pet project of mine for years), and learn how to use money wisely. I love that the kids can fill out resumes to get classroom jobs (I made this a requirement). And the Announcements section has been a godsend. We're not a part of the school district, so we are basically locked out of the students' devices in just about every way, but with Stash101 we can post announcements to their accounts, in written and video form. I also added a link to the page on our website where the kids can do extra work (Fast Finishers) for more Stash101$$$, so that they are still doing something productive when they finish homework early, but it is still homework time.

This platform completely changed learning for myself and my students. Stash 101 transformed my classes from dull and repetitive to lively, action-packed experiences that my students looked forward to. The plethora of possibilities Ive created with my students has been a growing force in our daily lessons and activities. Students interact in meaningful ways to learn about money, personal finance, decision making, collaboration and responsibility. Jobs within the classroom allow for teamwork and accountability, while learning to manage financial decisions and the opportunity costs of those decisions. Having a real world connection to “adulting” allowed my students to explore their future aspirations and to prepare to take action in their goals for themselves. Incentives that matter to my students, like Amazon gift cards in Marketplace, motivated them to increase their earnings and positive behaviors. This virtual, interactive classroom economy style of learning is exactly what education needs!