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Kate McKinnon talks money with kids. Fun with financial literacy!

Updated: April 9 2019,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Choice, Consumers, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Investing, Wants
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