Something else struck me about the movie, too: It's a great way to start the conversation with kids about what's going on in the economy. I don't believe we'll see anything like the Great Depression again, but times are tough, and kids should understand that.

We started that conversation at our house, but it's not nearly finished. We've talked with our daughter about what it will mean financially to live on one income. That hit home pretty fast, especially when we talked about what it would mean for Christmas this year.

We continue to talk about the affect this economy has had on people who should have been able to pay their bills but can't because they lost their jobs. Our daughter knows what foreclosure is, how embarrassing it is for people, and why it happens.

Most of all, she knows not to judge people on the basis of how much money they have or don't have. She knows that people's financial situations can change on a dime (no pun intended) and is learning that sometimes they can't fix them as quickly as they'd like to.

All of this brings me to a question: Have you spoken with your children about the economy? What did that conversation look like? How would you discuss having to sell your house and move somewhere new and strange?

Do share -- we can all learn something.