When young people understand how to manage money, they are equipped with a skill that is key to making their dreams a reality -- and bringing reality to their dreams. To help youth achieve financial literacy, try the following resources.
Program Activities and Curricula
Find Financial Literacy Activities
These classroom activities from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are designed to be flexible and easy to implement.
Resources for Teachers and Educators
This section of MyMoney.gov provides a collection of federal guides and curricula for teaching financial capability concepts.
Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future
With interactive and print versions, this personal finance education resource is available for schools, nonprofits, financial service providers, and consumers. Topics include setting financial goals, budgeting, saving and investing, managing debt, and understanding credit reports and credit scores. Free download available in English and Spanish.
Money Habitudes
This Dibble Institute curriculum focuses on the human side of money: the often hidden attitudes that dictate how people actually spend, save, and think about money.
Jumpstart Coalition Clearinghouse
Jumpstart offers a clearinghouse of educational materials for building financial literacy. Their searchable database includes many free materials.
The Mint
This site provides tools to help educators and parents teach children to manage money wisely and develop good financial habits.
Money Smart for Young People
A free program offered on CD by the FDIC, Money Smart consists of eight instructor-led modules.
Resources for Young People
Consumer.gov
This website can help youth and adults learn to manage their money, understand credit, identify scams, and prevent theft.
Jumpstart's Reality Check
This survey helps youth understand how much money they will need to make in order to support the lifestyle they want.
The Mint: Tips for Teens
Written for teens, this site offers information and activities on earning, saving, spending, owing, tracking, giving, investing, and safeguarding.