Financial literacy resources for teens and families

Astrid Riecken/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST - Ali Skahan, a senior at Marshall High School in Fairfax County, says her entrepreneurship class has taught her to think ahead financially and “prepare for the worst.”

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Apple Federal Credit Union: A guide to student-run credit unions in Virginia schools and tips on banking for teens.

Avengers Comic Teaches Mad Money Skills: Spider-Man and other superheroes star in an educational comic about saving money with a budgeting worksheet, finance terms and more.

Balance: Finance Fitness Program offers information on how to manage income, handle a budget and achieve financial goals.

Balance Track: Money management.

Changing Your Life Through Better Money Management: A Web site covering a wide variety of topics. Free.

Consumer Jungle: Curriculum-based Web site focusing on credit. Registration required.

Council for Economic Education: Five videos that cover investing, banking, credit/debit and budget. Registration required.

DECA: The international association prepares high school and college students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management and hosts national competitions in those fields.

Federal Reserve Education: This site has four sections with instructional materials, interactive resources and other programs aimed at helping students understand the Federal Reserve, banking, the economy and personal finance.

Jump$tart: Curriculum-based site on financial responsibility, planning and money management, credit/debit, savings and investments.

Junior Achievement $ave, USA: Resources and activities for parents to help teach financial literacy to all ages.

Junior Achievement Student Center: Resources and games for teens about managing money and financing college.

Kiplinger Online: The magazine’s Web site offers advice, interactive calculators, business news, stock and mutual fund quotes, deposit account yields and credit rates.

The Mint: For teenagers and for families and teachers to help teach children to be money smart.

Money Minded: This site offers articles, tips and advice from business professionals, financial advisers and investors.

National Endowment for Financial Education: Offers information to help students to comprehend the financial world.

Teen Analyst: Investing and financial and retirement products for young people, run for, and by, young people.

Schwab MoneyWise: Tips and interactive games for parents to teach financial literacy as well as a link to the 2011 Teens and Money Survey.

U.S. Department of the Treasury: A directory resources from the federal government.

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