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• Earning
  • 7 Ways Kids Can Earn Money
  • The Be Your Own Boss Challenge
• Saving
  • Saving Basics
  • 5 Simple Saving Tricks
  • How Banks Work
  • Saving Calculator
  • "When Will You Be a Millionaire?" Calculator
  • The Compounding Calculator
  • Power of 72 Calculator
  • The Truth About Millionaires Quiz
• Spending
  • How to Shop Smart
  • About Cash & Credit
  • What Kind of Spender are You?
• Giving
  • Ways to Give
  • Ways to Help
    • Some Ideas are so Simple
    • Building on the "Power of One"
    • How One Idea Leads to Another
    • Food for Thought
    • Thinking About Tomorrow
  • Ways to Share
• Try it!

Tips For Tweens

• Earning
  • Starting Salaries
  • How to Learn and Earn
  • How to Decode Your Paycheck
  • How to Balance Work and School
  • Be Your Own Boss
    • Planning Your Business
    • Money & Your Business
    • The Law & Your Business
  • The Be Your Own Boss Challenge
• Saving
  • Saving Tricks
  • The 5-Step Save/Spend Plan
  • How Banks Work
  • About Savings Accounts
  • How to Earn Money by Saving Money
  • The Truth About Millionaires Quiz
  • Saving Calculator
  • "When Will You Be a Millionaire?" Calculator
  • The Compounding Calculator
  • Power of 72 Calculator
• Spending
  • Buy It or Not?
  • Shop Smart
  • Cash, Check or Credit?
  • Does Money Change Value?
  • How to Write a Check
  • The Spending Challenge
  • What Kind of Spender are You? Quiz
• Owing
  • Advantages of Credit Cards
  • Disadvantages of Credit Cards
  • Credit Card Facts
  • I Paid How Much?
  • Debt Calculator
  • Credit Card IQ? Quiz
• Tracking
  • Keep a Money Diary
  • Tracking Your Checking Account
  • Your Credit History
  • Determining Your Budget
  • Balancing Your Checking Account
• Giving
  • Giving Money
  • Give Time & Energy
    • Some Ideas are so Simple
    • Building on the "Power of One"
    • How One Idea Leads to Another
    • Food for Thought
    • Thinking About Tomorrow
  • Giving Things
• Investing
  • What is the Stock Market?
  • Ways to Invest
    • Certificates of Deposit
    • Money Market Accounts
    • U.S. Bonds
    • Mutual Funds
    • Stocks
    • Collectibles
  • Risk Vs Rewards
  • The Compounding Calculator
  • Power of 72 Calculator
• Safeguarding
  • Protect Your Property
  • Protect Your Health
  • Protect Your Car
  • Protect Your Family
  • Protect Your Income
  • The Lifespan Calculator
• Try It!

Pointers For Parents

• Your Financial IQ
  • What Adults Don't Do With Money
  • Where Do You Fit?
  • Bad Moves & Good Advice
  • Quick Steps To Take Control
  • Invest in a Child's Future
  • Check Your habits & Attitudes
  • Financial Future Challenge?
• Parenting Guide
  • About Kids Today
  • Topics for Talk
    • Topics for Talk Challenge
  • Using Everyday Opportunities
    • Daily Opportunities Challenge
  • As Children Grow -- a Long Conversation
    • Ages 2-6
    • Ages 7-13
    • Ages 14-18
    • Agest 18-22
  • Allowances - Trial and Error Money Management
    • Allowances The Issues
    • Whose allowance is this anyway?
  • When Kids Leave the Nest
  • Model Money Smart Habits
• Teaching Tools
  • Four-Bank System
    • The Savings Bank
    • The Spending Bank
    • The Investing Bank
    • The Giving Bank
  • Grocery Store as Classroom
  • The Grocery Store Challenge
  • Perfectcents Newsletters
• Parent Blog
• Try It!

Ideas For Teachers

• Budgeting Your Financial Resources
  • Sample Budget
• Credit: Buy Now & Pay Later
  • Try a Real-Life Decision
• Scarcity, Choice and Decisions
• The Stock Market: Risks & Rewards
• Try It

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