Managing Your Money and Finances
Money plays one of the biggest roles in each person's
life, but young people are often ill-equipped to manage it. This valuable and
essential set provides a thorough understanding of financial basics. Readers
will learn how to set up a budget, open a bank account, get their first job, and
buy a car. By understanding how to organize and use their money, readers will be
on track to acquiring the skills they need to make sound decisions about their
personal finances.
• Math examples that illustrate specific points and keep
the information accessible for struggling readers
• Myths & Facts
sections dispel common misconceptions
• 10 Great Questions to Ask a Financial
Adviser sections encourage readers to apply this guidance to their own
lives
• Meets the requirements of the Economics dimension of the C3 Social
Studies Framework, which encourages students to use "concepts and tools
necessary for an economic way of thinking"
