Kumon Managing Your Money: Personal Finance for Kids

Managing Your Money is designed to teach tweens who are just beginning to earn and spend money independently the basics of personal finance, including earning, saving, budgeting, and investing. Each topic is introduced in a friendly and inviting comic book format. Tweens will learn everything they need to know to responsibly earn, spend, and save money, use credit, open a bank account, and plan for their future. Managing Your Money is also chock full of fun and challenging activities that require readers to apply some math skills, do their own research, and create plans to achieve their financial goals. In an age where most children no longer learn the basics of home economics in the classroom, Managing Your Money bridges a vital knowledge gap.Topics covered • Careers• Salary and hourly work• Social security, income tax and other benefits• Gross income and net incomeSPENDING• Being a smart shopper• Budgeting• Methods of payment• Taxes and tipsSAVING• Ways to save• Interest• Inflation• Setting goalsADVANCED MONEY MANAGEMENT• Credit cards• Loans• Investing• Insurance