PERSONAL FINANCE
Youth explore how key factors like education, income, and planning affect their finances while gaining practical skills in budgeting, saving, credit use, and managing financial risks.
Program Details
This program helps youth understand the key factors that shape their financial future—education, income, and planning—while building essential skills in budgeting, saving, credit management, and risk protection.
“Teaching students the fundamentals of budgeting and personal finance is one of the most beneficial subjects to go over in high school.” – JA teacher
About Personal Finance
- Program length: Two 75-minute volunteer-led sessions, or 2-6 hours of teacher-led resources
- Program format: In-class or online
- Supports curriculum: Math, language, social studies
- Provided resources: Classroom presentation, interactive digital resources, and a physical kit or resources for activities/games*
*physical kit for in-class/in-person programs
What will youth do and learn?
- Recognize the role income plays in personal finance
- Discover the importance of planning their financial decisions
- Identify high-dollar items and unexpected costs that require savings
- Explain the importance of making and keeping a spending plan
- Consider the types of expenditures that might go into a monthly budget
- Express the need to make good credit decisions to avoid costly consequences
- Assess potential risks to their personal finance
Connect With JA PEI
Program availability varies by location. Please reach out to your local JA PEI office to confirm specific program options in your local community and to register to participate in the program (as an educator or volunteer).
Independent Learning
Access this program as a self‑directed learning option on JA Campus. Plus, discover even more free online programs that help youth build skills in money management, career exploration, and entrepreneurship.