Spending money : budgets, credit cards, scams ... and much more!

Author

Jessica Cohn

Call Number

• J 332.024 COHN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2024.

Physical Description

48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Audience

Grades 4-6. Scholastic, Inc.

Summary

"Understanding how to make a budget, how credit cards work, and how to avoid scams are just three critical financial literacy skills that all kids should have. Did you know that the first credit card was introduced in 1950? Or that American consumers lost more than $5 billion to frauds in 2021? Learn all this and more in Spending Money -- a book that gives kids the confidence and know-how they need to manage their finances."--

Contents

• Introduction
• Our shared economy
• Managing spending
• Paying for what you need
• The big truth: What is the cost of credit?
• Safe spending
• Money smarts
• Activity
• True statistics.