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Grade 9-12

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Students and Financial Literacy

Time: 20 mins,

Updated: March 13 2020,

Author: Annuity.org

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Objective Standards Summary Description

Objective

Students will be able to:

Manage how they can pay for school.
Worry less about debt and more about your career come graduation time.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Financial Investments

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In this personal finance article, students will learn how to budget for school.

Description

A college education is one of the most important investments you will ever make. Our goal is to equip students with a strong foundation in financial literacy, including budgeting and saving, paying off debt, planning for retirement and investing.

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