Students will examine current personal money management habits by answering budgeting questions. This activity can help students realize that they are “throwing away” or saving real money based on their choices and actions. You could collect the money that “costs” them and add up the total class amount “spent” on making poor budgeting decisions. Discuss as a class how much has been wasted. Ask the students to reflect on how much money they have left. Did they “spend” all their money or end up with lots of money.

Outcome: FL10.5 Examine the role of personal budgets and their importance for financial planning. Indicator: i. Create and justify a personal budget for a hypothetical scenario that includes income and expenses. Students will read Gabrielle’s story and examine her budget.  Use the table or budget sheet to set up and maintain Gabrielle’s budget. Then the students will need to re-do her budget for the next month to make it work that she doesn’t spend more than she earns. There is a final reflection and analysis for the students to learn from this budget activity and how it will help them in the future to budget unanticipated items as well. 

Students will work through a budgeting workbook, choosing their expenses and overcoming unexpected items each month. Step 1, the student will use a dice to determine their future job, which will be used throughout the activity. Step 2 guides the students to calculate their take home pay using step by step guide to take off deductions from the paycheck. Step 3 allows the students to make life decisions for how they want to live and determine how much those decisions will costs (tracking the happiness points that go along with each choice). Step 4 is a fun part of the budget where "stuff happens" which impact their monthly finances and happiness points. There is a summary activity to find out if students are able to fund their monthly budget, even with the unexpected. There is a final reflection and analysis for the students to learn from this budget activity. Students will need this workbook, a dice (could be virtual), and a calculator

This collection features resources to support teaching Module 6C: Applying Personal Spending Plans from the Saskatchewan Financial Literacy curriculum.  In Round 1, students learn to allocate their "20 bean salary" according to which options they want to spend their beans on. Round 2 forces the students to reduce their salary to 13 beans and make decisions about where they should make their "cuts". Round 3 includes some "life happens" challenges that allow students to make more decisions on where to move the beans in order to deal with the situations. This activity completes with some reflection questions on how this activity relates to budgeting with real income.

This resource provides a listening guide, presentation and student assignment on the topic of "Buy Now, Pay Later", which has become a very popular way to finance everyday purchases. Students are challenged to identify the rise of BNPL programs and how they can "hurt" your credit score and lead to irresponsible borrowing in the future.  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services have rapidly transformed the way many consumers approach online shopping, offering an alternative to traditional credit cards by allowing immediate purchases with deferred payments. These services have gained popularity for their ease of use and the perception of increased affordability, especially among younger consumers. However, it's crucial to understand the financial implications of BNPL, including the risks of overspending, debt accumulation, and potential impacts on credit health, to make informed and responsible financial decisions. 

In this activity, students will explore a job as an Uber driver. There are some clear perks of working in the gig economy, such as being your own boss and working flexible hours. But it might not be as easy as it seems. You’re a full-time Uber driver with two kids to support and a $1000 mortgage payment due in a week. Can you earn enough to pay the bill -- and make more than other players?Students will keep track of their activities in the game, their choices (to pick shifts or spend money) and how they did during the game over (able to pay bills, balance life with a job that side hustle and varying hours). 

Smart money management requires building a foundation in strong, healthy financial habits. In this activity, we’ll learn about how habits work and then apply that knowledge to a financial habit that you’d like to change.Have students think about a financial habit they would like to change, and then answer the questions in the booklet. 

There are several interesting articles written by Anne Gaviola on Vice focused on Canadian finances, debt, and correlations between money and a person’s well-being. Keeping your debt a secret can mess with your mind and body. The culture of secrecy around debt causes young people to suffer in silence, making it even harder to manage debt. Use this content for case-based learning opportunities.

More than four million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the 87-day period following the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20, 2010. The environmental and social effects of the Gulf Oil Spill will continue to draw the attention of educators for years to come as scientists continue to learn more about The Deepwater Horizon blowout and its impacts over time. Help teach your students about this event using PLT activities.

A money story is developed through the impact of your childhood and core memories of money. It is influenced by the impact of those around you as you watched, listened and absorbed money discussions and behaviors of others. The people around us and those we interact with, all help us develop our own money story and values regarding financial descisions. In this activity, students will:Draw their visions regarding spending, saving and giving moneyReflect on one 6 promots regarding personal influences and experiences on moneyWatch a Ted Talk on a personal money story for Tammy Lally "Let's get honest about our money problems" https://youtu.be/jlhtTKPkg5M?si=-qpm70n3Jwki5hYA Develop some future thinking ideas of what will impact them in the future Confirm their own "money story" now

This is an online lesson with built in quizzes, videos and explanations. Students can use this to supplement the learnng happening in the classroom on the credit card unit. Topics covered include: How do credit cards work?When should you use a credit card?Credit Card TerminologyWhat are some factors to consider when choosing a credit card?What are the costs of using a credit card?What are credit scores and how can you build your credit score?There is also a mini case activity included at the end with questions and feedback for the student.

Teachers can use this resource to debate as a class or have the students reflect and answer on their own. It works well to divide the class into four groups and assign the students a topic (for or against). They may not agree with the topic they have been given, but that's the importance of debate- to allow a person to see both sides and why someone would support an argument different than your own.

Teachers can use this resource to debate as a class or have the students reflect and answer on their own. It works well to divide the class into four groups and assign the students a topic (for or against). They may not agree with the topic they have been given, but that's the importance of debate- to allow a person to see both sides and why someone would support an argument different than your own.

This resource provides a listening guide, student assignment and reflection on the topic of "Delayed Gratification", 24 hour rule and self control. In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success with this priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow. Mischel theorized that children who eat the marshmallow within the time period would not be as successful as children who waited for 15 minutes for another piece of marshmallow. Delayed gratification = the process that a person will gain a reward after resisting temptation. 

This activity supports Module 32e Economic Factors that impact personall financial decisions. We all know demand for goods and services can rise and fall, but what causes it to do those things? In this activity students will demonstrate how consumers’ income and preferences, prices of substitutes, and number of consumers in a market can affect demand. Students will reflect on their learning and how the actions may affect consumer demand for products and eventually the money we spend on purchases these products!

Marginal Cost/Benefit Decisions and the Investment Industry Watch video: DRUG SHORT ON NETFLIX in the Dirty Money Series (Series 1)This activity is meant to be used once Marginal Cost, Marginal Benefit and Diminishing Marginal Utility and Investing (short selling) are taught. The movie "Drug Short" is part of the Dirty Money Series 1 on Netflix. Underlying issues in this case are greed, ethics, corporate profit and efforts to maximize shareholder profit at all costs (even human life). This activity looks at the activites of pharmaceutical companies and their efforts to make money, yet disregarding the impact on people who rely on the medicine. Short seller investors "sold the stocks" of drug companies when the prices were high, predicting that there was unethical activities which would eventually bring the share price down. Short sellers make money by expecting share prices to fall, when they identify bad companies or unethical behavior (which is exactly what happened here).

FL10.2 Examine the influence that finances have on well-being Review a survey done to evaluate whether money can determine a person's happiness. Students can review a chart and see the results of happiness versus income levels. There is also a determination of a person's overall wellbeing and their "perceived happiness levels", based on what other think their happiness should be.

This resource provides a lesson with Powerpoint, student handouts with word and graphic content and assignments with questions to assess students know. The content breaks down the tools and strategies you can use to build an emergency fund. We’ll take a detailed look at what “emergency” means; why we all need to put away funds in case of an emergency; how to use the “Pay Yourself First” method of saving; how much we each need to save; and the best high-interest savings accounts to stash and grow our money.

Coffee roaster and entrepreneur Paul Foster shares his earliest childhood memories about money and an early job at the bank seeing how customers manage their debt. These experiences shaped his financial future. Students will review three different video segments on being an entrepreneur, advice on debt and long term impact of loans, especially when you are self-employed. The activities include multiple choice, vocabulary, short answer and open ended questions giving the students an opportunity to review advice on being an entrepreneur, managing your debt and how this will benefit your future.Chapter 1 Childhood memories about money and being an entrepreneur video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trBgl4tH6vU  Chapter 2 Dealing with debt video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b22pGQFMQpM   Chapter 3 Paying off student loans video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syoXqBo9IFA