What is a Biz Kid?
You’ll learn that anybody can be a Biz Kid with effort and the right attitude. Biz Kid$ identify a need, make a plan, and take action. Meet a skateboard designer, a hip hop music producer, and a 9...
Lesson 303
More Bang for Your buck
Students explore the difference between needs and wants, and then generate a list of questions they should ask themselves before making a purchase. Students also develop a seasonal buying calendar, based on when the best deals are available.
What Students Learn
- How to evaluate wants vs. needs
- Various ways to save $$ on everyday purchases (like comparison shopping)
- How to use consumer research to your advantage
- How to be resourceful (beg, borrow, barter)
Suggested Time
- Preview and Episode Viewing: 45 minutes
- Activity 1: 30 minutes
- Activity 2: 30 minutes
Lessons in Financial Basics
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A World Without Taxes
Explore how taxes impact your life, and why you should care about the IRS. Find out about the importance of federal, state, and local taxes and learn what they pay for. Hear how a semi-pro...
407
Scam-o-rama
It's a complicated world and there are many ways you can be taken advantage of or cheated. Learn how to recognize a scam, and how to protect yourself from identity theft, online fraud, pyramid...
202
Money Math – Who Needs It?
Math is a true building block in the business of your life. Whether you are calculating the tip on the restaurant bill, making change at your lemonade stand, or figuring out how to quickly grow your...
106
Taking Charge of Your Financial Future
Join the Biz Kid$ as they set financial goals, and then make a plan to get there. Learn about opportunity costs and how making your goals requires a little sacrifice....
110
How to Achieve Your Financial Goals
Join us and you’ll learn how to track your expenses, get control of your spending, and invest what’s left over to reach your financial goals. You’ll see the importance of starting young, while...
111
Don’t Blow Your Dough
Biz Kid$ beware! Protect the money you already have by putting it in a safe place. Don't fall for scams and schemes, and learn ways to avoid the growing problem of identity theft. Find out how...
116
Budgeting Basics
The Biz Kid$ learn the first rule of money management: you can’t manage what you don’t know. Join the kids and you’ll look at spending and expenses and examine several proven methods on how to...
207
The World Is A Risky Place
Taking risks in life is important, but you want to be smart about those risks. Learn about liability, contracts, and insurance, and how having these in place can protect your business, your assets,...
301
Are You Financially Literate
Understanding how to manage your money at an early age will make you even more successful when you head to college or move out on your own. Explore the skills of saving, goal setting, budgeting, and...
303
More Bang for Your buck
Whether you’re facing good times or tough times, it’s important to know how to get the best value for your money. Discover tips for stretching your dollars. Meet a teen who repairs broken Xboxes...
501
What’s Your Money Personality?
How do you act with money? Are you a “Money Star,” “Oblivious” or “Penny Wise Pound Foolish”? This episode looks at the range of emotional reactions and connections people have with...
