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Saving For Your Future

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Learners examine their long-term financial goals and research the costs of their goals and investment strategies for meeting them. They identify their goals for the future, conduct Internet research on prices for items on their list, complete a worksheet, and discuss saving methods and saving goals.

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budgeting, financial goals

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budgets, financial goals, investment strategies, math
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6th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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