Youth Financial Literacy
Living for Today — Planning for Tomorrow
Youth Financial Literacy
Programs focus on helping teachers provide personal financial education for students through a variety of programs, contests, and consumer simulation activities.
Contact your local Family Financial Management State Specialist who can provide programs, publications, or other resources on a variety of topics.
Welcome to the Real World
This is a life skills activity in which students research the job they are most interested in, finding out about educational requirements, entry-level salary, and lifetime opportunities. The target program is for young adults ages thirteen to eighteen.
4-H Consumer Judging
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program (teacher training and technical assistance)
Bunny Money - program for elementary school groups presented by volunteers, including Extension agents. Created by Money Management International (MMI).
Publications
News
By Keri Lewis
MSU Ag Communications
MISSISSIPPI STATE – Summer jobs, lemonade stands and family vacations make summer the perfect time to talk about money matters, and free resources can help parents and children make sense of a complex issue.
Children are more likely to learn the money lessons they will need as adults when parents use real-life situations, said Sheri Worthy, professor in Mississippi State University’s School of Human Sciences.