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Building Wealth is a personal finance education resource that presents an overview of wealth-building strategies.

This calculator demonstrates how compounding can affect your savings.

In this personal finance lesson, students learn how compound interest situates itself within the financial life cycle.

Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the world earning a living? You will have many decisions to make as you look for a place to call home. In this lesson, your basic economic decision making skills will be used to weigh the pros and…

In this economics lesson, students will learn how the value of money changes over time.

Students listen to the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, about an African American barber who, despite significant setbacks, saves enough money to buy his own barbershop. From the story, students learn about saving, savings goals, opportunity cost, and segregation. The students participate in …

In the story, A Chair for My Mother, a little girl and her family save money in a jar to buy a chair after their furniture is destroyed in a fire. In this lesson, students will learn that characters in the book are human resources who save part of the income they earn. Students will ident…

Taking the appropriate steps now may help set you up for a better financial situation later.

COMPELLING QUESTION: Why do people tend to procrastinate when it comes to doing things that are good for them? Students observe a “mind” that tries to decide whether to exercise or not. They see how discounting can change a person’s intended choices and actual choice…

In this economics and personal finance lesson plan, students will make decisions about saving and spending.