Young Investors
More than ever before, it pays to teach kids the skills they need to manage their money, now and in the future. We hope the following links and resources will help you introduce your children or students to the idea of responsible money management.
The NSSC, as a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has developed an interactive program to help parents and teachers talk with youth about budgeting, debit card use and common sense spending. Make it Count - an interactive money mentoring program and information resource - include a parent's guide, instructor's guide and online daily budgeting program that uses everyday situations like errands as the basis for common sense discussions about youth money management.
Books
Parents
- Making Allowances: A Dollars and sense Guide to teaching Kids About Money
- Lermitte, Paul. McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN 0071398287
- Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children
- Godfrey, Neale S. Fireside, 1994. ISBN 0671798057
- Raising Money Smart Kids: What They Need to Know About Money and How to tell Them
- Bodnar, Janet. Dearborn Trade, 2005. ISBN 1419505165
- Money Sense For Kids
- Hollis Page, Harman. Barrons Ednl Series, 2004. ISBN 0764128949
Kids
- The Toothpaste Millionaire
- Merrill, Jean. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. ISBN 0395960630
- Amelia Works It Out
- Moss, Marissa. Pleasant Company Publications, 2000. ISBN1584850809
- Ultimate Kids Money Book
- Godfrey, Neale S. Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN 0689814895
Links
- Junior Achievement
- Credit Unions of Nova Scotia
- Money Savvy Generation - Helping Kids Get Smart About Money(external link)
- Your Money Network
- Financial Planners Standards Council - Educating Youth
- Make It Your Biz_Niz!
Financial Fitness Challenge
Winner
Congratulations to Bedford student Jennifer Tait, the lucky winner of an Apple iPad in the Nova Scotia draw of the Canadian Securities Administrator's Financial Fitness Challenge.
Ms. Tait recently completed her first year of arts studies at Dalhousie University and is transferring to the University of New Brunswick in the fall to study nursing.
More than 600 Nova Scotia youth took the challenge to become more "financially fit" by visiting the annual financial literacy contest's website at www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca between Feb. 15 and April 15.
Winnipeg student Ashley Olson took the national grand prize of a $2,000 scholarship.
The Challenge provides Canadian youth with the knowledge and resources to plan for and protect their financial futures, using fun trivia and great prizes to engage youth and make financial issues relevant.
Thousands of visitors from across Canada explored the website's educational resources, used interactive tools and participated in online discussions. Twelve other provincial and territorial winners also demonstrated their financial savvy by participating in the challenge and were awarded an iPad. The national winner list is as follows:
- Ashley Olson (Grand Prize)
- Brogan Pratt (British Columbia)
- Brittany Taylor (Alberta)
- Corissa Ducharme (Saskatchewan)
- Tyler Ibrahim (Manitoba)
- Natalee Whelan (Ontario)
- Joanie Lacroix (Québec)
- Alyssa Bannister (New Brunswick)
- Jennifer Tait (Nova Scotia)
- Pierce Smith (Prince Edward Island)
- Amber Dyke (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Trey Talbot (Northwest Territories)
- Adam Jewis (Nunavut)
- Shellby Fulton (Yukon)
While the 2011 Financial Fitness Challenge contest has ended, its Facebook and Twitter page, videos, educational resources and interactive tools remain available year-round to youth and teachers who visit www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca.
Financial Fitness Challenge - Test your knowledge of budgeting, saving and investing. Designed for teachers and students ages 15 - 21, but for all!
