Anne Marie McHugh

At this park, money does grow on trees

But middle school students have to figure out how to spend it wisely in “real life” situations. And last night, Capital One officially donated the Finance Park to the group that runs it.

What would you do with $1,000?

Guess how every single kid under 5 would choose to use a thousand bucks. Yup, they would spend it. On candy and toys, most likely, although a recently survey by the Junior Achievement of Central Virginia – an organization dedicated to educating young people about the workforce, entrepreneurship and financial literacy – didn’t go into quite that much detail.