FAMILY MONEY
Helping Your
TEEN Understand
the VALUE of
MONEY
BY NIKKI DUCAS
W
hat a difference 20 years makes! When
I was a senior in high school, there
were no cell phones, Internet or Quicken
software to help me budget or reconcile my
expenses. I had to manually balance my checkbook
and use a paper ledger to track my spending and
maintain my budget. In today's world, I've become
further removed from my old-school basics and
rely on mint.com to budget and track expenses.
Understandably these changes affect the way I
manage money and ultimately the way I educate my
son about its value.
Many high school students want to learn about
financial literacy, but have not been taught either
because their parents don't have the financial
prowess or their high school didn't make it a
requirement for graduation. In recent years, area high
schools have realized the value of providing a personal
finance class as part of the curriculum, rather than
lumping it into a math or social studies class.
Homework driving
driving
you mad?
you mad?
Connect with an
online tutor at
LibraryPoint.org
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
22 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • November 2013
540-372-1144 • LibraryPoint.org
