[2] It gave children financial advice for budgeting their allowances and saving for a big purchase, reviewed kid-oriented consumer products (e.g., toys, clothes, electronics, food, videogames, etc.
[3] While children asked questions, suggested topics to cover, and helped product test, the editorial staff was made up of adults with experience in children's media, including Mad magazine, and in home economics.
[4] A 1982 review of the magazine praised its child appeal and value as a teaching tool in schools.
[6] The print version of the magazine, which only broke even, was ended in 2000 by new leadership at the Consumers Union.
[4][7] An online version continued for 2 years with new interactive polls and archived articles from the print magazine at Zillions.org, finally discontinuing in 2007.