Results of the 2008 National Jump$tart Coalition Survey of High School and College Students
The Children and Money section has several unique money tips for young
Americans, financial information and education resources, a credit education
course for high school seniors and college students, education and information
on the dangers of debt accumulation while young, savings and investment information,
first-time credit information and financial planning education.
This section also includes a young spender's profile, 10 commandments of personal
finance, a credit risk profile, a new software program for managing your allowances
ways for parents and grandparents to teach children about money.
Other features in financial education include budgeting and expense guidelines,
instructions for a creating a budget with a one-page, printable, budget form,
helpful information on spending, savings and using credit wisely. There are also
tips for using credit and credit cards, plus fun books in the bookstore to help
you learn about money and credit.