Jamie
Hi I’m Jamie. I’m originally from Aurora, CO. I moved to Nebraska to attend Hastings College to where I ran into my husband while running on the Track Team. I have my Ph.D in Economics and work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education. As a professor I teach economics to college students and research economic education and financial literacy education. As the Director of the Center for Economic Education I get to work with the Omaha and surrounding area K-12 teachers and teach them how to teach economics and personal finance in a fun and engaging way. Economics has a bad rep and I’m here to change that! We have two kids--my daughter Vella is 3 1/2 and my son Brook is 9 months old! I have a fur baby puggle named Rodgers (the Wagners are cheeseheads). We are a family that loves the outdoors and being active!
Financial Literacy Bingo
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A new way to become selfish—financially selfish
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Hey Mom—Do You Feel Like a Fraud?
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Nebraska Council on Economic Education {Non-Profit Feature}
If you’ve ready ANY of my posts you’ll know how much I love talking about economics and personal finance. It is something close to my heart that makes me thankful I am in a...
Lessons to learn from an Allowance
There are many ideas about allowance. Some parents refuse to give kids an allowance because they are supposed to provide for the kids. Other parents just give a weekly amount of money for the...
Thinking About the Tough Stuff
I am probably on the worrier side of things. I generally follow the motto of plan for the worst but hope for the best. For me, I will think about what we’re going to...
Summer Travel Budgeting Tips and Hacks
As a kid I always looked forward to summer—no school, long days and nights playing hide and seek, and popsicles. As an adult, I still look forward to summer. There’s something about summer that...
Money Smart Tips from National Experts
April is National Financial Literacy Month. A month to educate and celebrate spending wisely, thinking through purchases, paying off debt, budgeting, and all things related to money. It so important to celebrate this month...
Money Games to Play with your Kids!
In my job I often get to go to teachers’ classrooms and talk to the students about money, saving, credit, budgeting, and other topics. One of my favorite things to do is to play...
My Money Resolutions
This year I'm making some personal goals but am also making a new list this year - money resolutions to get me back on track.