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Becoming a Conscious Consumer Infographic
Help kids practice conscious spending and understand how money is a scarce commodity using these money smart tips.
Common Cents: A Financial Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
This article suggests the idea of creating a financial vision board to help kids achieve short and long-term savings goals. The related activity guides them in constructing and personalizing their board.
Common Cents: Bypassing Buyer’s Remorse
This article offers suggestions on ways to help kids make better purchasing decisions to avoid buyer's remorse.
Common Cents: Learning Through Lending – Kids as Angel Investors
This article introduces microloans as a way to invest in entrepreneurs from Third-World countries. Examples of nonprofit organizations that facilitate the microloan process are given, as well as steps to begin investing in their business start-ups.
Common Cents: Perusing Payment Cards
This article introduces teens to prepaid cards and discusses ways to compare card features and fees. An activity to evaluate card options is included.
Girl Scout Budgeting Savvy
In this lesson, scouts will start their visit with a lesson centered on their Savvy Shopping and Money Manager journeys. Here they will learn what financial literacy skills it takes to budget and plan for a big trip to the zoo!
Credit Bureaus: The Record Keepers (Page One Economics, Focus on Finance)
The December 2017 issue of Page One Economics: Focus on Finance addresses the growth of credit bureaus and how the credit reports they maintain affect both creditors and borrowers.
Laying the Foundation for Responsible Credit Use Infographic
Use this infographic to help reinforce and explain concepts to your students related to considering the advantages and costs associated with credit.
Postsecondary Education Expenses Lesson for Grades 8 12
With the rising cost of postsecondary education, it may seem unrealistic to save for all or even some of the costs. The costs of postsecondary education are more than tuition and fees for the courses.
Atlanta Fed's Financial Tips
The Atlanta Fed's Financial Tips series is your go-to source for knowledge and best practices for your financial life.