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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a 21st century agency that implements and enforces federal consumer financial law and ensures that markets for consumer financial products are fair, transparent, and competitive.
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Money as You Grow: For your child during early childhood View More Details
The skills and abilities children learn in early childhood shape how they develop into adulthood. Teaching them skills such as planning ahead, waiting for things they want, and finishing what they start will help them in many areas of their financial lives.
Available: in print, as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Money as You Grow: For your child during middle childhood View More Details
Children want to learn about money, and they do so by watching you earn, save, and spend. As they learn more about money and the marketplace, they begin to form personal values, beliefs, and shortcuts that may guide their adult financial lives.
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Language: English
Cost: Free
Money as You Grow: For your child during young adulthood View More Details
Teens and young adults begin to earn money, make money decisions on their own, and develop their financial skills and habits. Their development and practice of financial skills and research and decision-making strategies are important for achieving and maintaining financial well-being in adulthood.
Available: in print, as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Bingo on the go View More Details
In the community or when children ages 6-12 travel, they can check off the places they see and talk about how each place is funded – public, private, nonprofit, or a combination of these.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Choose the best cell phone plan for your family View More Details
Comparison shopping is an important skill to have to make the best spending choices. In this activity, teens, young adults ages 13-21 and their family can research the features and costs of cell phones and cell phone plans and use a decision matrix to compare options and choose one that meets your family’s needs, wants, and budget.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Credit cards and how to use them wisely View More Details
Learning to use credit cards safely can help teens and young adults ages 13-21 manage and protect their money. In this activity, they will conduct research to learn about credit cards and explore how using a credit card can affect a person’s credit score.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Explore a bank or credit union View More Details
In this activity teens or young adults ages 13-21 research a bank or credit union’s products and services and explore factors such as locations, rates, and fees. Knowing as much as they can before they open an account can help them choose the bank or credit union that works for them.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Explore careers with Money Monsters View More Details
Children ages 6-9 can may not know all of the career options open to them. This activity will help children think about what they like to do and start to explore careers they may enjoy in the future.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
Parent activity: Family members' jobs View More Details
In this activity children ages 13-18 research and compare the jobs held by family members and what education and training it took to get there.
Available: as pdf
Language: English
Cost: Free
