Money Matters For Teens

Provides a basic understanding of the purpose of money and explains stewardship, money, attitude, planning, banking, spending, careers, and more by using the Bible as the plan.

Gives helpful forms and information to teach 15-18 year olds how to stay out of debt, how to save for a car, college, your own business and how to give money that will make a difference in the world and more. Written from a Christian perspective.

In Money Matters for Teens, young writers discuss their financial fears and the strategies they've learned to help them spend their money wisely, save for the future, and pay for college. The gap between the richest and the poorest Americans has been growing for decades, and experts predict it will continue to widen. Young people bear the brunt of this inequality because it makes it harder to get a job and to pay for the college education you need to move up the ladder. Political changes could help close the gap, but in the meantime, teens can help prepare themselves for financial independence. In this book, teens write about learning to handle money wisely, to manage their own income, to pay for college, and how our larger economic system determines their financial standing. Essays include: Equal Work, Unequal Pay The Rags to Riches Myth Job-Hopping to a Career I Took a Scam Job Job-Hunting Tips A Guide to Drama-Free Banking My Credit Card Gave Me False Security We Don't Save It for a Rainy Day How Am I Supposed to Pay for College? Countdown to Independence and more! Through these essays, teen readers—as well as their parents, teachers, and caregivers—will pick up new tricks to managing their money but will also be provided a much-needed glimpse into how the world looks to our younger generations.

Did you know that the average American teenager spends nearly $3,000 a year? Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? But with money gifts from birthday and Christmas, allowances, and part-time jobs, teenagers have gained purchasing power in this country. But when you turn 20, will you know where that $21,000 went? We like to have money, save money, and especially spend money, but few people put learning about money at the top of their priority list. As a teen, maybe you don't feel that you have enough money to worry about it, but even though you don't have much, you have enough to matter-especially to the people that sell products for teens Don't get caught in the web of marketing gurus. Take control of your money, so no one else will. In the "Money Matters Workbook for Teens," Larry Burkett and Todd Temple will show teens how to: Pay fair price for quality items Avoid being ripped off by misleading ads and salespeople Stay out of debt Save for a car, college, your own business Give money away that will make a difference in the world Save money to do fun things with your friends Learn skills that will help you right now, and prepare for a successful financial future

One of America's foremost authorities on financial stewardship, Larry Burkett presents a comprehensive resource in Money Matters. Indexed for easy use, Burkett offers concise answers to the most frequently asked questions from his national radio show. Drawing from over thirty years of Bible and finance study, Burkett provides principles for managing your money in a number of categories, including: housing and automobiles, retirement, budgeting, taxes, business issues and insurance, debt and credit, giving, investments, family and money issues. Money Matters isn't just for those in need of financial Rx. It's an ideal resource for anyone desiring to align finances with Biblical principles.

With chapters on stewardship, giving, borrowing and lending, saving and budgeting, this resource includes lots of activities and interactive questions with each chapter. Perfect for children ages 5 and up.

Financial teacher and author Larry Burkett provides fun, creative tools to help children understand and apply the biblical concept of stewardship. Jokes, puzzles, and other fun activities and exercises make children ages 6-12 want to learn what God says about money.

A team of experts answer 105 questions that kids ask about money, providing answers from the Bible and from their own experience as parents, pastors, educators, and youth leaders.