EAC Publications

About Teens Mean Business

Teens Mean Business: March 2008 – Learn about financing your education, find profiles of teen entrepreneurs and obtain tips about checking from teen journalists.

Teens Mean Business: Winter 2007 -Learn how to manage your financial success and find that perfect tech gift for the holidays.

Teen Green Spring 2008 – Learn how to handle your money as a young employee. Learn how you can Go Green and save!

Teen Green: 2007 -Find Money Smart tips from past Money Smart Kids!

Resources for Teens and Young Adults:

EAC resources for teens and young adults primarily consist of activities and resource lists that convey simple finance and economics concepts in a fun, easy to understand manner. Learn more about budgeting, checking, insurance, credit cards, money, banking, and savings! These activities are free to download and share.

What are the costs of credit?

When you make a purchase with credit, you must pay extra money called interest. Enter the amount you plan to spend and other factors to determine how much these interest costs will be. Then use to the calculator to figure in the true costs of tis decision as you factor in lost opportunity cost for an investment that you could have made with this money. Still feel like charging???

How much money can you save over the long-term?

Use this calculator to determine just how far your money may be able to go for you over the long-term. Use the salary calculator to estimate your after-tax pay and your pay after taxes, saving and insurance. Then using a starting salary, assumptions about your salary growth rate and elections regarding the amount you will invest in various options such as stocks, bonds and cash, calculate the amount you will have in your investments at retirement.

Budget (Annual)

Budget Schedule (Weekly)

Budget Calendar (Monthly)

Budget Resource List

Credit Resource List

Home Resource List

Identity Theft Resource List

Insurance Resource List

Saving and Investing Resource List

Student Loans Resource List

Tax Resource List

Wills Resource List

Resources for Teens:

The activities and information below cover more advanced topics such as free trade, inflation, and deflation. This information is appropriate for high school and college students. These activities are free to download and share and may be used by parents and teachers.

Free Trade Presentation

Inflation and Deflation Presentation

Trade IQ Quiz

Resources for Adults:

Parents: see the resource lists above for more information related to budgeting, credit, home ownership, identity theft, insurance, saving and investing, student loans, taxes, and wills.

Plan Well Retire Well – University of Illinois Cooperative Extension

It’s a Habit! (Books and resources on saving for youth)

Parent's Budget Record

Tips for Teaching Financial Education to Kids

Fathers Make a Difference

Spending and Learning Plan

Recursos en Español para Adultos:

Sugerencias para la Enseñanza de Educación Financiero a los Niños

Los Padres Hacen Una Diferencia

Plan de Gastos e Ingresos

Links for Adults

Links for Kids