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'I'm Just Totally Lost' About Finances

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Explore the concept of financial planning with your class. High schoolers read an article about planning for the financial future and discuss what steps the family in the article took to be financially sound. They consider where they think they will be financially when they turn 65 and what they need to do now to meet that vision.

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credit cards, financial literacy

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credit cards, finances, financial plans, life insurance, social studies
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9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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