Posted by Nathan Reck on Jul 22, 2014; 1:27pm
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-3-Share-a-resource-tp360p520.html

I browsed the Teen Health and Wellness section of the AEA website. I found a great tool for my classroom using their budgeting and money management skills. The website is...

http://teenhealthfiles.rosenpub.com/articles/budgeting.html

I teach in a resource classroom in the high school setting. This site explains in detail the importance of budgeting, knowing where and how you spend your money, setting money aside for bills, and explains how you need to prepare for unforeseen expenses. My favorite part of the article is the hands on calculator that you can use by entering in numbers that you might currently spend on different expenses every month like clothes, entertainment, food/snacks, transportation, health, and school supplies, ect.. I talk a lot in the classroom about budgeting and learning how to take care of your money for the life skills I think my students need before they graduate. This article/resource I found in the AEA website within 5 minutes so it can be a time saver and really be helpful for teachers like myself with students that are in need of basic lifeskills.