Personal Finance 101 for teens
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Budgeting

Using the Zero-Based Budgeting method, I'll show you how to give every dollar a job. Tell your money where to go instead of wondering where it went!

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Banking

Understanding the different types of bank accounts and investment accounts at the bank, plus learn the basics of online banking and credit scores.

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Buying

Understand the pros and cons of the different purchasing options! From cashier's checks to contactless payment, learn what is safe and smart for each payment type.

Personal Finance 101 for Teens

Budgeting, Buying, and Banking, Oh My!

Personal Finance 101 is a 6 week self-paced course designed to teach financial literacy and skills for older teens and young adults.

When your teen finishes this course, they will have:

  • Researched the costs of every day living for the location where they want to live
  • Compared the cost of living to the pay of job they want to have
  • Set up their own zero-based budget in YNAB (You Need a Budget)
  • Practiced entering transactions, creating savings goals, and budgeting for non-monthly expenses
  • Assessed what it will take to not live paycheck to paycheck
  • Performed real-life assignments to practice budgeting and making adjustments
  • Taken a quiz to show they understand the various buying methods available
  • Read and taken a test on the basics of banking, interest, and credit scores
  • Created their own real-life budgeting scenario and practiced putting together the skills they’ve learned.
"The course was extremely easy to follow and beneficial. Máximo was able to self study quite a bit. I merely have to whisk through the course to ensure that he hadn't missed anything!"
Mia
Mom of Teen Student

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personal finance 101 for teens

Personal Finance 101 for Teens: Money Management for Young Adults

Personal Finance 101 is a 6 week self-paced course designed to teach financial literacy and skills for older teens and young adults.

Students will finish this course with a knowledge of how to set up and manage a zero-based budget and plan for various types of savings goals. You will also gain an awareness of how budgeting works in real life and a basic understanding of banking, credit, and payment options.

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