This pathfinder is designed to help kids and teens find authoritative information about earning, saving, budgeting and managing money. Also included is information for parents to help their children learn how to manage money.
ING DIRECT'S Planet Orange
Institute of Consumer Financial Education
Kiplinger.com: Money Smart Kids
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
Practical Money Skills for Life
To search for books in your local or school library, the following call numbers should be referred to as they relate to Money Management, Budgeting, and Personal Finance:
Dewey Decimal Classification System
Library of Congress Classification System
Bochner, A. B., Bochner, R., & Berg, A. G. (2007). The new totally awesome money book for kids (and their parents). New York: Newmarket Press.
Bailey, G., & Law, F. (2006). Common cents: the money in your pocket. My money. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books.
Donovan, S. (2006). Budgeting. How economics works. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.
Hall, M. (2000). Your allowance. Chicago: Heinemann Library.
Nathan, A., & Palen, D. (1998). The kids' allowance book. New York: Walker and Company.
Burkett, L., Burkett, A., Wooding, M., Kielesinski, C., & Burkett, L. (2001). Money matters for teens: adapted from materials by Larry Burkett with Marnie Wooding. Chicago: Moody Press.
Deering, K. R. (2005). Cash and credit information for teens: tips for a successful financial life : including facts about earning, spending, and borrowing money, with topics such as budgeting, consumer rights, banks, paychecks, taxes, loans, credit cards, and more. Teen finance series. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics.
Holyoke, N., & Douglass, A. (2006). A $mart girl's guide to money: how to make it, save it, and spend it. Middleton, WI: American Girl.
Scorgie, L. (2007). Rich by thirty: a young adult's guide to financial success. Toronto: Key Porter Books.
Bodnar, J. (2005). Raising money smart kids: what they need to know about money--and how to tell them. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Pub.
Godfrey, N. S., & Edwards, C. (1994). Money doesn't grow on trees: a parent's guide to raising financially responsible children. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Godfrey, J. (2003). Raising financially fit kids. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
Leitz, L. (2006). The ultimate parenting map to money smart kids. [Colorado Springs, CO]: Bright Leitz Pub.
This pathfinder was created by Marg Dube for Dr. Eileen Abels Info 780 Course at Drexel University, Spring, 2008.