Money Moves: Building Money Habits Early
Parenting x Teens Empowerment Series
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Event Details
Date: 29 May, Friday
Time: 6.15pm to 9.30pm
Venue: *SCAPE, #03-10, 2 Orchard Link, Singapore 237978
Subsidised Fee:
$15 per teen/adult-teen team (usual fee $40)
Entry for registered payers only, due to limited room space.
100% of the net fee income received will go towards Over-The-Rainbow's Leading The Movement Campaign.
*Capacity will be capped at min. 20, max. 30 pax | Sign up before 24th May
Who Can Join
Ages 12-16: Real-world money tools, adapted for this group to build money habits early
Ages 17-19: You’re welcome. Older teens will be grouped together if possible
Parents: Team up with your teen for a fun learning-together session. You’ll support with calculations and be a sounding board — but money decisions are theirs to make.
Teens can play solo. Adults join only with a teen.
Synopsis
Money Moves: Building Money Habits Early
Learn the habits before you earn the money.
Ready to understand how money really works — before your first paycheck?
Financial intelligence is the life skill missing from most classrooms. School teaches you to earn grades. But grades don’t guarantee financial freedom. Many adults with straight A’s or high salaries are still stuck in debt.
So is being money-smart born or made? And what are the habits wealthy people use that school never teaches?
Join us for Money Moves: Building Money Habits Early — an interactive boardgame workshop. We’ve taken a world-renowned financial game and adapted it for teens. No experience needed. Just bring your curiosity.
You’ll discover
→ Why cashflow beats just having a big allowance or salary
→ Assets vs. liabilities: How to tell if something puts money in your pocket or takes it out
→ How to think before you spend and stop impulse buying
→ How saying “no” to small purchases can mean “yes” to bigger goals
→ How to respect money: Where it grows, how it compounds, and how to make it work for you
Format: No lectures. Just games, challenges, and “I get it now” moments. Each boardgame seats 6 players. Multiple games run at the same time. You’ll compete with the entire room, not just your table.
You’ll play, compete and get a taste of how people who are financially free create wealth and manage cashflow. The game includes managing simple balance sheets, expense reduction, buying stocks and property, but this isn't investing training. We focus on mindset shifts that matter: understanding how to have money work for you instead of you working for money. That thinking should start early, because habits take time to build. Learn the habits before you earn the money. This helps teens practice decision-making in a safe environment.
Program Schedule
6:15 pm Registration
6:30 pm Talk: “From Kicked Out to Cashing Out”
A personal journey on how failing forward turned a learning disability into financial freedom.
7:00pm Game Time | Team up, compete, and learn money moves with live coaching
9:00pm Wrap-Up + Q&A | Top 3 takeaways + how teens can practice at home
9:30pm End
Give your teen a head start that school doesn’t teach.
This is not a marketing event for board games, stocks, or property investment. It is a non-profit learning event featuring a workshop designed by Karen Tok to equip teens with life skills for a successful future, brought to you by parent community leaders :
About Asia Institute of Mentoring
AIM is a non-profit organization with a mission to elevate mentoring to the forefront in Asia, to raise the quality of mentors and set the standard in mentoring, bringing the benefits of mentoring to all facets of the society to impact millions of lives. Launched in early 2019, AIM is today Asia's leading institute in mentor training and certification. The community has since grown to over 8000 strong comprising over 500 mentors across 30 industry sectors with an emerging global footprint.
At Over-The-Rainbow, an IPC charity and one-stop hub for youth mental wellness, we believe no one needs to figure things out alone. That's why we offer various initiatives to support youths and their families on their mental wellness journey. For nearly 14 years, we’ve walked alongside communities across Singapore — creating spaces to be heard — equipping people with the skills to show up for the ones they love – and building a culture where empathy and care is something we actively practise. No one needs to navigate life alone. We’re here to transform mental wellness for the 21st century.
Young Founders School is a fast-growing charity making real-world entrepreneurship, direct industry mentorship, and internships accessible to students 11-18 globally. Active in 10+ countries with 500+ mentors and 200+ corporate partners. By 2030: 1M+ students reached, 50K+ mentorships, 10K+ placed in jobs or starting their own. Our Programs are subsidized for underserved communities and delivered on a fee basis to wellfunded schools. We run Ideation, Entrepreneurship Bootcamps, Corporate Internships, AI Speedrunning, and AI Workskills. Our programs combine practical skill-building with direct industry mentorship to equip students with the mindset, skillset, and network to shape their futures.
Partner with us to run programs for your students or community, join as a mentor or judge to share expertise at internships and bootcamps, or fund access by sponsoring a student or program for underserved youth.
Community Partners
Karen Tok
Exit Founder | Business & Youth Facilitator |Inspirational Speaker | Community Builder | EIR & Mentor, AIM | Advisor SG board, YFS
Born into a converted chicken coop and once written off as an “academic no-hoper,” Karen built a biotech company from S$10K and exited in a multi-million sale. She has earned 20+ awards and been featured in The Straits Times, Business Times, and Money FM 89.3.Karen translates boardroom strategies into real-world skills for teens and communities. Beyond business, she volunteers with Asia Institute of Mentoring, NUS Social Enterprise, Young Founders School, OCTAVE Fengshan Social Transformation, CWS Night Mission, Over the Rainbow, and YMCA. Her work spans youth suicide prevention, bridging the education-to-industry gap, community mentoring, homeless care, active ageing, parenting, and mental wellbeing.
Karen is passionate about unlocking human potential. With a rare blend of business acumen and passion in social transformation, she bridges business and community to drive real social change.