Managing Your Money and Finances

Description

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. Features include: Math examples that illustrate specific points and keep the information accessible for struggling readers. Myths and 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.