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Dollar Works 2: A Personal Financial Education Program

Copyright ©  2007  Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved.

NOTE: This is a Web Sampler. Information about the complete publication and how to order it is available for the print version and CD version.

Dollar Works 2 is a comprehensive personal financial education program. The easy-to-use tools help educators and service providers move learners from practicing “concepts” to application in their own lives. Handouts are in English and Spanish.

Contents

  • Introducing Dollar Works 2 (232 K PDF)
  • Being Successful with Dollar Works 2
  • Assessing Learner Skills
    • Measuring Money Skills.
    • Learner Feedback and Evaluation
  • Making Money Decisions
    • Unit 1 – Connecting Culture and Financial Resources
    • Unit 2 – Making Decisions about Money
  • Building Money Management Skills
  • Managing Income and Bank Accounts
    • Unit 6 – Understanding a Pay Statement and Taxes
    • Unit 7 – Using a Bank Account
  • Understanding Credit and Debt
    • Unit 8 – Using Credit Wisely
    • Unit 9 – Managing Debt
  • Targeting Money Issues
    • Unit 10 – Managing Risk with Insurance
    • Unit 11 – Solving Consumer Problems
    • Unit 12 – Teaching Children about Money
  • Appendix
    • Selected Internet Financial Education Resources in Spanish
    • Selected Internet Financial Education Resources in Multiple Languages
    • Bibliography

You may also be interested in Building Awareness of Culture & Resources.

Updates

Quantity discounts are now available!

  • 10-29 copies: 20% savings ($80/each - print; $60/each - CD)
  • 30-49 copies: 30% savings ($70/each - print; $52.50/each - CD)
  • 50+ copies: 40% savings ($60/each - print; $45/each - CD)

This curriculum contains the Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2007. The new 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines are available on the Dollar Works 2 website.

See the related program: Dollar Works 2



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