First convened in December, 1995, the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy determined that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing.
This page contains links to resources to help future Loyola University New Orleans students learn these important skills.
For young children
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The U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission has created My Money for Kids , a resource for younger children
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICIPA")'s website, 360 degrees of Financial Literacy: Your Money, Your Life has some specific suggestions for parents who want to give their children a solid foundation for making a lifetime of financial decisions.
For older students:
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Banking On Our Future -" BOOF" is Operation HOPE's financial literacy program for grades 4 through 12. Everyday thousands of youth just like you learn about the basics of banking & credit unions, checking & savings accounts, insurance, credit and investments. You, your parents and your teachers will love Banking on Our Future because it's free , FUN and info-taining.
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Jump$tart's Reality Check -We want you to imagine how you want to live once you're on your own. What kind of car are you going to buy? Where are you going to live? Do you love to go to the movies or to the clubs every weekend? Remember, it's your life, you can do whatever you want...or can you?
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Junior Achievement Student Center - Explore real life situations while testing your financial skills by playing Money Might—a fun and easy game that places you in the seat of a financial planner.
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It All Adds Up - This is a site for teens who want to get a head start on their financial future.
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