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money matters: make it count

January 11, and every friday until May 2

The Money Matters: Make It Count program is a program that teaches kids to: understand your money, spend it wisely and how to use credit, save and invest, pay for college, and to be your own boss.

For more information, please email jag014@uncp.edu

Schedule

Unit 1: Understanding Your Money

Friday, November 30th
            1-A: Personal Values (40 minutes)
            1-B: Goal Setting (15 minutes)

Friday, January 11th
            1-C: Bio Board (30 minutes)
            1-D: Understand Your Paycheck (20 minutes)

Friday, January 18th
            1-E: Balancing Your Account (30 minutes)
            1-F: Using a Check Register (30 minutes)
            1-G: Debit Cards vs. Check Cards (15 minutes)

 

Unit 2: Spending Wisely and Using Credit

Friday, January 25th
            2-A: Needs vs. Wants (30 minutes)
            2-B: Tracking and Spending (ongoing for a week or as long as a month)
            2-C: Spending Pie Chart (20 minutes)
            2-D: Budgeting

Friday, February 1st
            2-E: Cutting Expenses (30 minutes)
            2-F: Is the Price Right (20 minutes)
            2-G: Budgeting for Life (Open)

Friday, February 8th
            2-H: Credit (30 minutes)
            2-I: Credit Card Offers (30 minutes)

 

Unit 3: Saving and Investing     

Friday, February15th
            3-A: Are You a Saver? (20 minutes)
            3-B: A Penny a Day (15 minutes)
            3-C: Compound Interest (15 minutes)
            3-D: Where to Keep Your Savings (30 minutes)

Friday, February 22nd
            3-E: Balancing Risk and Reward (15 minutes)
            3-F: Overview of Investments (15 minutes)
            3-G: Find the Ticker Symbols (20 to 30 minutes)
            3-H: Understanding Stocks I (30 minutes)

Friday, February 29th
            3-I: Understanding stocks II (60 minutes)

Friday, March 7th
            Spring Break

Friday, March 14th
            3-J: Bluff-A Savings and Investment Game (45 minutes)
            3-K: Spend, Save, Share (30 minutes)

 

Unit 4: Paying For College

Friday, March 21st
            Good Friday- No Class

Friday, March 28th
            4-A: What Can You Do With Your College Degree? (15 minutes)
            4-B: Planning For College Expenses (20 minutes)
            4-C: How Much Will Your Career Cost? (15 minutes)

Friday, April 4th  
            4-D: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (60 minutes)

Friday, April 11th  
            4-E: Saving For College (30 minutes)
            4-F: Scholarships and Other Forms of Assistance (30 minutes)
            4-G: College Money Pop Quiz (15 minutes)

 

Unit 5: Being Your Own Boss

Friday, April 18th
            5-A: Would You Be a Good Entrepreneur? (15 minutes)
            5-B: Supply and Demand (20 minutes)
            5-C: Consumer Need (20 minutes)
            5-D: Company Roles (30 minutes)

Friday, April 25th
            5-E: Negotiation Skills (30 minutes)
            5-F: Negotiation (30 minutes)

Friday, May 2nd
            5-G: Profit (45 minutes)
            5-H: Your Business Goals (30 minutes)
           
           

               
           
                                

 

 

Updated: Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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