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BANKIT, THE HOME CHECKING ACCOUNT AND MONEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR KIDS- DISCOVERY TOYS
                                                                                                                                         A home checking account which helps you to take control of your own finances including earning money, spending money and saving money. Contains: 2 pads of Checks and Deposit Slips, 1 Checkbook Cover, 1 Check Register, 1 Kid's Manual, 1 Banker’s Manual, 1 Account Contract, 1 “Stamp of Approval” Seal, 3 “Future Stuff” Savings Envelopes, 1 Banker's Ledger/Envelope and 1 sheet of Practice Checks.
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CHOICES AND DECISIONS: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE
                                                                                                                                     Curriculum guide helps students learn the financial skills needed to succeed in life.
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COMMODITY MARKETING
                                                                                                                                     Covers the economics of marketing and distribution. It includes everything from planting and harvesting a raw commodity such as wheat; to storing, selling and transporting it; to the use of cash markets and futures markets; to processing the raw product for use as an ingredient or end product. Finally, it is the merchandising and selling of the end product.
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CONSUMER EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                     Teaches youth about consumer awareness. Consumer credit, contracts, consumer protection laws, consumer product safety and comparison shopping are some of the topics covered in this consumer education manual.
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ECONOMICS, JOBS AND CAREERS
                                                                                                                                     This resource manual looks at understanding economics, job searching and career choices. Included pamphlets include: Job Search Information: Hints for Starting your Career, So You Want to Get a Job, and Economics, Jobs and Careers Activities for 4-H Families. Great for those looking for their first job or for those deciding on a career.
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FINANCIAL FREEWAY: GET OFF TO A GOOD START. A FINANCIAL  CURRICULUM FOR YOUNG ADULTS.
                                                                                                                                     Major topics included are: (1) Costs of owning and operating a car, (2) Auto insurance, (3) Auto financing and (4) Personal budgeting. Targeted at senior high school students, this curriculum could fit with driver education, business, math, includes manual and 1 VHS video.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING PROGRAM-GRADES 9-12
                                                                                                                                     Includes 6 units which cover important areas of financial planning; a Financial Planning Program Workbook, Instructors Manual and supplemental materials.
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GO FOR THE GOAL- YOUTH CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM
                                                                                                                                     Designed to help youth choose a career track according to their interest and abilities. Young people will explore specific careers and evaluate lifetime earnings for their career choices. “Go for the Goal” can be used to accompany the “Financial Planning Program.”
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SCHOOL HIGH FINANCIAL PLANNING PROGRAM: INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
                                                                                                                                     Program has been developed to alert, inform, and educate high school students in financial planning. Provides practical advantages such as: available free of charge (all materials) throughout the country, designed for easy classroom implementation, completed in as few as 10 classroom hours, if desired, or over a longer period of time, strictly educational in nature, with no product orientation and nothing to sell and inclusive of comprehensive materials.
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HOME MANAGEMENT MANUAL
                                                                                                                                     This manual helps you to improve your home, work with color, texture, design in space and discusses management know hows. Workbooks include activities and suggestions.
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LIVING ON YOUR OWN
                                                                                                                                     This packet includes an activity which is designed to help one assess their decision to live on their own. Material also covers (1) Your first furnishings, (2) Cooking for One or Two, (3) Your Money Management, (4) Your Shopping Skills and (5) Your Living Quarters.
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MAGIC OF ACCESSORIES
                                                                                                                                     Dressing for success is a learned process that pays big dividends in all aspects of life from the classroom to the workplace boardroom.  This program shows teens how to use accessories such as shoes, belts, jewelry, hats, scarves, and gloves to take a simple outfit and give it flair.  VHS video time: 11 min.
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MONEY MANAGEMENT ADVISORS
                                                                                                                                     This curriculum helps to train volunteers to teach basic money management. It provides basic money management information and alternative teaching resources.
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MY HOME BOOK
                                                                                                                                     Helps the home owner organize information about their new home and provide guidance for the home’s care and maintenance.
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MY MONEY, MYSELF: LEADER'S GUIDE
                                                                                                                                        A non-formal educational program designed to complement the other opportunities children have to learn about family resource management. Will help children increase their understanding of the importance of managing personal and family resources to reach goals.
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THE SEARCH: A GUIDE TO CAREER PLANNING
                                                                                                                                     Designed to give students a taste of what's involved in planning as well as the mechanics in finding a job that they will truly enjoy. Will take the students through the process of getting to know themselves, through clarifying values and making good decisions, and through steps in getting a job.
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TEACHING TEENS ABOUT MONEY KIT
                                                                                                                                     This kit helps teens learn the basics about how best to choose and use available financial services. Topics include: spending, saving, checking, credit, insurance, smart shopping, investing, credit unions, and careers in credit unions.
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YOUTH DEVELOP SHOPPING SAVVY
                                                                                                                                      4-H Project Book includes Clothing Judging and Consumer Judging, 4-H Consumer Judging Training Packet, Georgia 4-H Clothing Judging, 4-H Cotton Boll Training Packet, 4-H Cotton Boll Lesson Guide and more!
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