Dealing with money

Children get their own pocket money driver’s license

The many pupils at Hörzendorf elementary school were eager to find out more(Bild: Stadt St. Veit)

The 750th pocket money driver's license was awarded at Hörzendorf elementary school. Initiative explains how to handle money in a playful way and creates a basis for the topic of finance.

You just become mayor, then you get everything for free and you don't need any money anyway," replied a clever pupil when asked by Andreas Pregl, Managing Director of Schuldnerberatung Kärnten, what you actually need money for. He and his team have been visiting Carinthia's schools since November 2023 to explain valuable financial knowledge in a child-friendly way.

The banknotes are put under the microscope(Bild: Stadt St. Veit)

Provincial Councillor Fellner, Managing Director of Schuldnerberatung Kärnten Pregl and Mayor Kulmer offered their congratulations.(Bild: Stadt St. Veit)

The pupils proudly showed off their certificates(Bild: Stadt St. Veit)

"Children need to feel the money in their hands"
"We are pioneers throughout Austria," says the inventor of the pocket money driving license, proud of the popularity: "A key point is the haptic aspect - children need to feel the money in their hands." So 16 excited boys and girls sat eagerly in the VS Hörzendorf and listened to the interesting lecture.

From bartering and the introduction of various currencies to crypto - the pupils knew the answer to every question. Provincial Councillor Daniel Fellner and Mayor Martin Kulmer also stopped by, as the 750 pocket money driver's license was awarded to pupil Romi Skrinar. The Carinthian debt counseling project is available for kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools.