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Debt: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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It’s easy to spend more than you make. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of overspending and meet a few entrepreneurs who didn’t.
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Your first big Purchase
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Make sure your first big purchase is B.R.O.W.N. - whether it’s the latest computer, a new smart phone, or a car. Learn about budgeting, researching, negotiating, and more.
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Whats Up with the Stock Market?
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Learn the weird, abbreviated language of the stock market, and the difference between a bull and bear market.
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Crash Course on Starting a Business
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So you’ve got an idea – now what? The ultimate crash course – find an idea, get funded, market your business, make a profit, and write a business plan.
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How to Make a Million Bucks
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If you start early and save often, the power of compound interest can make you millions!
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The Value of Money
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Considering all the global currencies, what determines the value of money? What are the factors that impact the American Dollar?
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Have a Plan, Stan!
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Explore the different elements of a business plan and see why it’s crucial to develop a plan before starting a business.
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Money Math – Who Needs It?
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Whether you need to calculate the tip, make change, or grow your savings, it’s all about the math in money.
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How Credit Affects Your Life
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Your credit score could impact getting into college, landing a job, or renting an apartment. Learn how to build good credit and what happens when you don’t.
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Money Moves
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Follow a dollar bill as it moves from a depositor’s hand, to the bank vault, over to the Federal Reserve, and finally out to a project the bank is financing.
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How to Succeed in Biz-ness
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Discover the three key steps to succeeding in business: identify a need, make a plan, and take action.
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Cash and Credit
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What's the difference between cash and credit? Learn the pros and cons to using your own money versus someone else's.
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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals
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Learn how to track expenses, control spending, and invest what’s left over to reach your financial goal.
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Don’t Blow Your Dough
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Biz Kid$ beware! Put your money in a safe place and beware of scams, schemers, and identity theft.
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Using Your Credit
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Don’t live on borrowed time. Learn how employers, insurers, colleges, etc. use credit scores to make major decisions that affect your future.
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Budgeting Basics
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The first rule of money management: you can’t manage what you don’t know. Learn how to track expenses to build a better budget.
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Saving and Investing for Your Future
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Start a savings plan early in life, and discover how to evaluate different investment options.
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A Closer Look at Careers
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Learn ways to start exploring careers, and find your true calling.
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The Global Economy
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Go around the world and follow the flow of imports and exports that make up the interconnected world economy.
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Sell, Sell, Sell (The Science of Sales)
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All sales final! Join the Biz Kid$ in sales training as they explore effective sales techniques.
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Understanding Income and Expenses
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Learn proven methods for getting expenses under control while growing income with new ideas, smart work habits, and innovation.
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Understanding Your Paycheck
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What’s on your stub, bub? Check out the modern American pay stub to learn about the deductions on your paycheck from Social Security to Workman’s Compensation to a 401(k) plan.
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The World Is A Risky Place
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Be smart about taking risks in life. Learn about liability, contracts, and insurance, and how to protect your business, your assets, and yourself.
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Economic Cycles
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Economic cycles go up and down. Learn how to protect yourself against negative effects and plan for the positive trends.
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Are You Financially Literate
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Get financially empowered by learning how to set goals, create a budget, save, and manage money.
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Find out how to avoid common money mistakes such as overspending, too much debt, lack of planning, or no emergency fund.
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More Bang for Your buck
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Whether you’re facing good times or tough times, know how to get the best value for your money. Discover tips for stretching your dollars.
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Secrets To Success
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It’s simple – explore education options and build the best toolbox for your future.
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Where’s My Allowance?
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What can you do with your allowance? Spend, save, share!
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The Marketing Mix
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You can market anything once you understand the four P’s of marketing: product, price, place and promotion.
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Escape the Box
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Opportunity knocks! Learn how to act on new opportunities and to be creative in solving problems.
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Hidden Careers
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You don’t have to be perfect at your passion to build a career in it. If you love something, there are many roles you can play behind the scenes.
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Movin’ On Out
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What’s the true cost of cutting the cord? We take you through it all — budgeting, roommates, finding a place, and learning about all the hidden costs mom and dad used to pay.
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You Are the Target!
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….of advertisers, that is. Recognize how to resist manipulation, and how to apply good consumer skills to cut through the commercial fog.
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The Economics of Economics
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See how businesses use economic principles to make financial decisions, from micro to macro economics, supply and demand, and economic indicators.
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Take it to the Bank
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Learn the difference between banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, and which one is right for you.
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It’s a Job Getting a Job!
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Learn tips and tricks for writing a great resume, dressing for success, and nailing the interview.
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What to do with a Windfall?
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A financial windfall! Now what? Evaluate investment alternatives based on time, risk, and rate of return.
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How to turn $100 into $1,000,000
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Develop your MDM (Million Dollar Mindset), maximize saving strategies, and get the best return on your investments.
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College Bound
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The average college student graduates with $35,000 in debt. Consider the return-on-investment of college and how to get educated without taking on debt.
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My First Credit Card
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Biz Kid$ demystifies the process of getting a credit card, how to use it correctly, and explains terms like credit score and APR.
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Money Really Does Grow On Trees
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From products to services, offline to online, and the basics to the bizarre -- this episode explores ways to bring in the bucks.
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
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Hear heart-warming stories of how kids identified a need in their community and used an entrepreneurial mindset to solve it.
