Navigating the financial world in the modern economy can be tough for teens. Studies show that teens often don't understand the basics of creating and maintaining a budget. This volume shares some creative and smart tips to help anyone interested in developing a budget to do just that. The short, to-the-point format makes for a quick, informative read. Quick tips and financial facts are included for fast reference to invaluable information.

Students can determine the meaning of key terms and relationships involving money, savings strategies, economics, and finance in this informational text that presents ten secrets in building the bank account of their dreams. They learn tips for increasing income, developing a savings plan, keeping a budget, spending wisely, starting an education fund, building an emergency fund, investing, and making their saving a habit. Sidebars such as "Myths and Facts" and "10 Great Questions to Ask a Financial Adviser" along with fascinating financial fact boxes allow readers additional exploration into related information.

We all need money, and most people, including teens, want to know how to make more of it. This title shares ten valuable secrets that can help increase teens' income over time. While not quick or easy, principles such as providing outstanding service, learning more in order to earn more, networking, and building one's brand will help teens obtain both financial and personal rewards from their work. As required by the Common Core, readers can gather important ideas through the book's chapter titles, headings, fact boxes, and other resources in this easily navigable informational text.

This insightful guide gives the nuts and bolts of investing, protecting oneself from risks, and increasing one’s chances of reaching financial goals. Readers can evaluate and integrate specific steps in investing that are examined in this blueprint, including setting goals, determining risk factors, making a financial profile, being able to speak investment language, understanding investment options, diversifying investments, playing online investment games and joining investing clubs, thinking about retirement today, paying taxes, and staying informed by having awareness about the changes in the economy and its financial markets. Teens come to understand their inner investor and know their financial options after reading this essential resource. Fascinating fact boxes and additional elements called Myths and Facts and 10 Great Questions to Ask a Financial Adviser give readers at-a-glance details.

Most teens learn about managing credit and other financial matters from their parents. But with the average American family carrying more than $7, 000 in credit card debt, teens clearly need additional sources of information about personal finance. In this book, the author shares ten simple rules, or "secrets, " for managing bills successfully and avoiding the debt trap. With clear explanations, a helpful glossary, and fascinating financial facts, it can help teens build a foundation for a healthy financial future.

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“Cagan makes the case that a budget isn’t a buzz killer. It’s financial salvation.” —The Washington Post Don’t break the bank—learn to create and stick to a budget with this comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to saving money sensibly in this edition of the popular 101 series. Sometimes, it can seem like saving money is impossible. With everyday expenses, from groceries and gas, to the electric bill and lunch money, as well as those unexpected expenses, like car repairs and medical bills, getting—and keeping—control of your finances can feel overwhelming. With Budgeting 101, you can start saving now. This clear and simple guide provides tons of practical advice for keeping track of your finances. With useful tips on setting financial goals, reducing debt, finding ways to save money, and creating and following a budget plan, you’ll have your dollars and cents under control in no time. Why spend more of your hard-earned money on a financial advisor? Filled with expert advice on a wide range of the most common financial concerns and step-by-step instructions to managing your money both now and in the future, Budgeting 101 has you covered.

Take charge of your finances and achieve financial independence – the Clever Girl way Join the ranks of thousands of smart and savvy women who have turned to money expert and author Bola Sokunbi for guidance on ditching debt, saving money, and building real wealth. Sokunbi, the force behind the hugely popular Clever Girl Finance website, draws on her personal money mistakes and financial redemption to educate and empower a new generation of women on their journey to financial freedom. Lighthearted and accessible, Clever Girl Finance encourages women to talk about money and financial wellness and shows them how to navigate their own murky financial waters and come out afloat on the other side. Monitor your expenses, build a budget, and stick with it Make the most of a modest salary and still have money to spare Keep your credit in check and clean up credit card chaos Start and succeed at your side hustle Build a nest egg and invest in your future Transform your money mindset and be accountable for your financial well-being Feel the power of real-world stories from other “clever girls” Put yourself on the path to financial success with the valuable lessons learned from Clever Girl Finance.

The bestselling mother/daughter coauthors of "The Two-Income Trap" now pen an essential guide to the five simple keys to lasting financial peace.

Readers are encouraged to think about money as a tool—like a Swiss Army knife that can be used for many different tasks, to create things we want in our lives. Money is like a tool, in more ways than one. It is an all-purpose survival kit, because life gets tough without it. If we handle money carelessly, it can do serious damage. And just like any tool, sometimes it works great, sometimes it doesn’t. The ten tips found in this book are ideas shared by many people, from billionaires to working-class moms, dads, and kids. Readers will learn about spending, saving, investing, setting financial goals, budgeting, borrowing, and seeking financial advice. Some tips involve doing specific things: writing, adding, and subtracting. Others suggest ways of thinking about money and what we do with it. This volume is intended to help readers get the most out of this tool we call money, whether dealing with a lot of it, or just a little. Readers are encouraged to think further with 10 Great Questions to Ask an Economics/Finance teacher and Myths & Facts.