Readers will find ideas for setting money goals, delaying gratification, being thrifty, building self-esteem, giving to charity, and making socially responsible spending and donating decisions. The book includes special features that engage and educate young readers.
Key Features
- Fictional vignettes in a choose-your-own-adventure style, putting readers in hypothetical situations where they need to make decisions about how to manage money.
- True success stories about real kids who made smart financial decisions.
- Vocabulary boxes that highlight important terms.
- “Financial tactics” boxes with helpful tools, tips, and strategies.
Additional Information
“A superb, reader-friendly resource for young people, ideal for children’s library collections. The Survival Guide for Money Smarts is a guide created especially to be accessible to teenagers and young adults, but doesn’t talk down to the reader or gloss over tough issues. Chapters address how to make a budget plan; tips for being a smart and mindful consumer; the basics of saving accounts, checking accounts, prepaid cards, and credit cards; investments; and more.”—Midwest Book Review
“Builds a solid foundation of financial literacy skills that will serve kids well into their future.”—iHeartLiteracy
