Student's Guide to Financial Empowerment

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.

Teens are big consumers, spending more than $200 billion yearly in the United States alone. But many have scant knowledge and skills for spending money responsibly now and in the future. With the ten secrets for wise spending revealed in this book, readers gain the tools to both afford their expenses and save more cash. In addition to budgeting, teens learn to shop smart, accurately judging affordability, discerning needs vs. wants, identifying value, and calculating the true cost of an item. Fascinating financial facts, questions for an expert, common myths, and a helpful glossary all contribute toward helping make readers financially literate.

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.

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.