The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) offers the award-winning High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), a free and flexible curriculum that has been proven to change students’ knowledge, actions and self-confidence about managing their money.
Money & Me is a hands-on experience that teaches teenagers the basics of money and how to make it work for them. The program covers budgeting, credit advantages and pitfalls, savings and checking accounts, how to save for a big purchase and investing for the future.
The brass|Student Program provides high schools with access to brass|Magazine, a personal finance publication written by young adults that delivers relevant content for classroom discussions and activities. The program also includes online resource centers for teachers and students, and the Credit Unions for College scholarship database.

LifeSmarts…the Ultimate Consumer Challenge is a game show style competition for teenagers designed to better prepare them as responsible consumers in today’s dynamic marketplace. Questions cover personal finance, consumer rights and responsibilities, health and safety, technology and the environment.

Biz Kid$ is a fun, 30-minute PBS television series for kids about making and managing money. It highlights young entrepreneurs who have turned hobbies into successful businesses, raised funds for good causes and much more.

The Kid’s Cash Kit & Caboodle includes practical, hands-on tools to teach children and their families the basics of money management using the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.

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Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle

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Contents of the Kit and the Caboodle

The "kit" component of the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle includes:

  • Reusable, polypropylene die-cut gusseted tote with an easy-to-carry handle (15'' x 12'') 
  • Series of three separate moneyboxes--save, spend, share--with large rubberband
  • Save, spend and share activity poster
  • Informational flyer/booklet for parents (completely redesigned content)
  • Customizable letter for parents to be run on credit union letterhead
  • One of two CUNA activity books (while supplies last)
    • Save, Spend & Share Coloring Book (Ages 5-6)
    • Best of Adventures in Saving! Activity Book (Ages 7-9)

The "caboodle" component of the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle is comprised of promotional materials and products that credit unions choose to add to the kit. Credit unions may promote their own products and services such as:

  • Youth accounts and savings programs
  • Financial education programs
  • Credit union events
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

 

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