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Tips for Teaching Teens Financial Responsibility
guest post by Annie Harrington KTVB news recently ran a story about a combined initiative between the NFL and VISA called “Financial Football” because Kellen Moore was charged with giving the presentation to local students at Vallivue High School. Although … Continue reading
Posted in (9) Kids and Money
Tagged bailout, decision, education, finance, finances, Kellen Moore, Money management, saving, Savings account, teens, Vallivue High School, Visa, youth financial educaiton
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Credit Score Millionaire program materials
To download Credit Score Millionaire program materials click here: (zip folder) Once the file is unzipped, save the folder to your desktop so that the sound files will work correctly in the PowerPoint game. Instructions for the program are contained … Continue reading
Youth Credit Score Education Program Training Offered Throughout Idaho.
(Rexburg)— NPR recently reported that a credit score can be just as important as an SAT score as youth transition into adulthood. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5416319. Yet the majority of youths receive little if any education on this important topic. Credit scores are … Continue reading
Posted in (6) Becoming Debt Free, (9) Kids and Money
Tagged build credit, Burley, Caldwell, college, Couer d' Alene, credit report, Credit score, education, Employment, finance, High School, home ec, home economics, Idaho, Moscow, NPR, Personal Finance, real world, St.Anthony, Teacher, youth
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New University of Idaho Extension Curricula
Family and Consumer Science Professionals: University of Idaho Extension is pleased to offer you the Retirement Ready? curriculum aimed at helping mid-life and older adults to prepare for the financial and nonfinancial aspects of retirement. Your clientele will learn … Continue reading
Posted in (7) Investing for the Future
Tagged Curriculum, education, finance, retirement, University of Idaho
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Paying for College: Parents or Students?
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Here’s what the research says: Some families simply don’t have the income to provide money for college tuition. Lower-income families are less … Continue reading
Improving Idaho Teachers Capacity and Confidence to Teach Personal Finance
The Situation Results of a national study show that less than 20% of teachers felt very competent to teach core financial concepts and only 37% of K-12 teachers had taken a college course in personal finance. This study also reported that … Continue reading
Posted in (9) Kids and Money
Tagged education, High School, HSFPP, Idaho, National Endowment for Financial Education, NEFE, Personal Finance, Teacher
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Jump$tart.org | Reality Check
Jump$tart.org | Reality Check. Luke’s Commentary: This online resource I came across today is pretty fun. It takes current or projected spending habits and helps you understand what you’ll have to earn to sustain those spending habits. The activity is … Continue reading
Posted in (2) Education and Income, (5) Budgeting
Tagged education, income, reality check, spending
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To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion
Luke’s commentary: I like the way the author sums everything up at the end of the article. It’s good to have dreams, it’s good to want to do what you love, but in the end we need to find a … Continue reading
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