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Young and In Debt

Young and In Debt. The Importance of Financial Literacy in the Real World. Debt is rising for the young. Young & In Debt: Six financial challenges. Struggling with debt 2) Paying off student debt 3) Saving money 4) Cutting credit card debt 5) Improving credit score

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Young and In Debt

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  1. Young and In Debt The Importance of Financial Literacy in the Real World

  2. Debt is rising for the young

  3. Young & In Debt:Six financial challenges • Struggling with debt 2) Paying off student debt 3) Saving money 4) Cutting credit card debt 5) Improving credit score 6) Getting health insurance

  4. Mindy Fetterman, Personal Finance Reporter

  5. Value of USA TODAY For Students: High-interest Young & In Debt: • Students will: • Reflect on their own spending habits • Study the financial successes and failures of their peers • Learn the importance of managing money and debt • Become aware of the globalized economy • Explore business news/stock market Exclusive features & investigative reports Color photos Clear & concise style

  6. Lessons

  7. Lessons

  8. How do you budget your money?

  9. The Power of “Written” Goals Harvard Study - 1953 MBA graduating class interviews determined that: Beliefs vs. action • 70% believed goals were important to success. • 10% had goals. • 3% had a “written” plan to achieve goals. • Results • 30 years later, in 1983, the 3% that had “written” plans to achieve goals had more income and net worth than the other 97% combined. • 2 years later, in 1985, MIT found that the 3% with a “written” plan had four times the net worth of the other 97% combined. • Source: Dr. David McCellan, Harvard Business School

  10. Features of Inside USA TODAY • Encourages sustained reading and higher-order thinking • Weekly cross curricular activity. • Content-specific student graphic organizer

  11. News resources • Lesson Plan archives • Special interest • Lessons by core subject • Career education • Event features • Case Studies • Project-based learning

  12. Thank you

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