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INTRODUCTION
This guide is to supplement the special section entitled “Your Future. Your Money: A Resource
Preparing Teens for Real-World Finances“ in partnership with BECU that will appear in
The Seattle Times on April 19, 2015 and on the Newspapers In Education (NIE) website at
seattletimes.com/nie
. The guide connects to the National Financial Literacy Standards.
Teachers are encouraged to modify the guide to fit their individual classroom needs.
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CONTENTS
Page 3
Income & Setting Goals
Pages 4 and 5
Savings & Expenses
Page 6
Credit
Page 7
Planning For College
YOUR FUTURE. YOUR MONEY:
A RESOURCE PREPARING TEENS
FOR REAL-WORLD FINANCES
