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State Project Thrusts
#3. Financially fit
- Plan and present a lesson on saving money to elementary aged students.
- Hold a fundraiser and then purchase piggy banks to give children so they see how much money they can save in a week.
- Prepare an exhibit on money saving tips.
- Develop a presentation on the cost of credit and borrowing money that can be presented in classes or at community centers.
- Create and distribute pamphlets or brochures on an aspect of financial fitness.
- Prepare and present a presentation on easy ways to stretch a teenager's allowance.
- Work with local banks or credit unions to help with their financial awareness programs.
- Hold a spirit week at your school with each day focusing on making sense of dollars.
- Coordinate a community financial fair and invite local businesses to prepare booths to teach a variety of financial skills – like budgeting, credit cards, getting out of debt, savings plans, etc.
- Develop a contest for students to practice saving a percentage of their income – give prizes
