finance, personal

Explains why people need money, looks at cash, checks, and credit cards, and offers advice on how to spend money wisely.

Presents a comprehensive guide that addresses many of the financial problems young people face in difficult economic times such as saving money, planning for retirement, purchasing a car or a house, paying off student loans and credit cards, and effective job hunting.

Explains what employers are looking for in new college graduates and describes the steps teens can take to prepare themselves for their professional career.

Teaches girls, through the use of women role models, to investigate options outside the traditional roles of wife and mother by learning to develop their economic power.

Presents a step-by-step approach parents may use to help children ages five to eighteen develop the money skills they will need to become financially secure adults.

Offers advice to young people on how to spend and save money wisely, explaining what budgets are, and how to develop and stick to a budget plan.

Explains why it is important for people to start saving when they are young, looks at how interest is earned, and discusses the difference between saving and investing.

A guide to all aspects of allowances, including how to get one, how to save it, and how to use it wisely.

Offers parents practical guidance on how they can help their children learn proper money mangement and become responsible spenders.