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Voya’s spending and savings series will help you take small, actionable steps towards overall financial wellness.

In this personal finance lesson, students will evaluate wants and spending, realizing that sometimes there are more costs to consider than the initial price when choices are made.

This video teaches the concept of Fiscal Policy. Fiscal policy refers to how government taxing and spending policy can be used to influence the macroeconomy.

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA How do we know if we are getting good value out of the money we spend on defense?

Students follow each step of fiscal and monetary policy processes, to see the logic of how these tools are used to correct economic instability.

In this economics lesson, students will discuss the value we place on guaranteeing quality health care to the elderly.

This lesson provides an introduction and an overview of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Students will be given information about the legislation and presented with different proposals for dealing with the long-term deficit problem of the United States.

Students read two online stories that introduce them to the elements of a budget and show that a successful budget balances money coming in (income) with money going out (expenses and savings). Follow-up activities point out the value of a budget. Students learn that a budget can help us mak…

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?

In this lesson, students count and graph pennies, discuss the choices that Alexander made, and give advice on how he could save his money to reach his goal of buying a walkie-talkie.