Manage your Money
FunBrain
Change Maker
Not only is the ability to mentally calculate change useful in order
to avoid being cheated, many jobs in retail expect that their employees
will be able to quickly make change without the benefit of a calculator.
FunBrain gives you the chance to practice the skill online, with a
variety of games using money from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, United
Kingdom, and Australia.
Fool.Com:
Teens & Their Money
This is a great site for teens to learn about investing, saving and
being fiscally responsible. Access to most of the site is available
without membership, but membership is free.
ItAllAddsUp:
Personal Finance
Using fast-paced games to make learning painless, this financial web
site shows you how to build a budget, buy a car, manage a credit card,
and much, much more.
Money
Really Matters (from The Teenager's guide to the real world)
Based on actual prices in 1997, this site provides an estimate of
the absolute minimum amount of money you will need to begin living
the "American Dream" (you know, the one where toilet paper is considered
an essential but a car that actually runs is not). The sample
monthly budget--based on working 10 hours a day 6 days a week at the
minimum wage--covers the basics but allows no luxuries. A scary,
sobering reality check that is difficult to forget even as its lecturing
tone grates on your nerves.
Nova
Online: the Trillion Dollar Bet
This is the companion web site to "The Trillion Dollar Bet" broadcast
on NOVA in 2000. It details the workings of the Black-Scholes
Formula, which revolutionized the stock market and won its creators
the Nobel Prize in 1997. You can learn a good deal about the
stock market here and even indulge in some risk-free virtual trading.
Teen
Consumer Scrapbook
This site by the Washingon State Attorney General's Office provides
teens with the information they need to avoid getting ripped off.
Scams covered include but are not limited to: music clubs, brand-name
look-alikes, credit cards, modeling agencies, health clubs, and car
repair.
Money
Really Matters
Based on actual prices in 1997, this site provides an estimate of
the absolute minimum amount of money you will need to begin living
the "American Dream" (you know, the one where toilet paper is considered
an essential but a car that actually runs is not). The sample
monthly budget--based on working 10 hours a day 6 days a week at the
minimum wage--covers the basics but allows no luxuries. A scary,
sobering reality check that is difficult to forget even as its lecturing
tone grates on your nerves.
Teen
Consumer Scrapbook
This site by the Washingon State Attorney General's Office provides
teens with the information they need to avoid getting ripped off.
Scams covered include but are not limited to: music clubs, brand-name
look-alikes, credit cards, modeling agencies, health clubs, and car
repair.
Test
Your Money Smarts
How much do you know about investing your money? Take the quick
ten-question quiz on this web site and you'll have a pretty good idea
of what you need to learn.
YoungBiz.Com
This site tracks the financial progress of specific companies in "Portfolios,"
plus provides weekly updates of the market in general that include
clear explanations of terms such as "the Dow" and "NASDAQ."
You'll also find basic information on investing in the stock market.
You can even compete online with other would-be investors in the "Fantasy
Portfolio" game.
