A Student's Guide to Financial Empowerment
Financial literacy is a core competency for life. In today's complex economy, young people need to start early to establish effective financial and consumer habits. Covering key topics such as earning money, budgeting, saving, and investing, authors share age-appropriate, sound principles of money management in an easily digestible format. With each chapter devoted to a "secret"--or central lesson--of personal finance, readers gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to manage their finances intelligently. Special features include fascinating financial facts, great questions to ask an expert, and numerous resources for further information.