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Financial literacy has a place in your classroom, both for the lifelong lessons it has to teach as well as for its value to a range of other subjects in your core curriculum. Financially literate students understand the world around them better and can make smarter decisions about setting and reaching financial goals, such as a college education, landing a challenging job, starting a business of their own, or making a commitment to benefit others.
Students who are financially literate are also better prepared to make smarter decisions about how they spend and save their money, and plan to use it in the future.
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Managing Money
Teenagers, like most of us, know how to spend. But you can give them the tools they need to manage their money now, while planning and saving to achieve their financial goals.
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Debit and Credit Cards
There’s lots of evidence that people spend more when they use a card instead of cash. You may not be able to change that, but you can ensure your students know the difference between using a debit card and the potential costs of charging a purchase if they don’t repay in full and on time.
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Planning for College
Your students may know what they have to do to get in to college, but they may not know what higher education costs, what kinds of financial aid are available, or how to repay a student loan if they take one.
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