Acting as financial consultants to the debt-ridden Jones family offers these students a memorable lesson in how to manage money. After watching Oprahs Debt Diet, students attempt to reduce this fictional familys monthly spending enough to wipe out their debt and put some money into savings. Working with a detailed spreadsheet, Sandi Lindes Financial Management students learn about the choices, trade-offs and sacrifices it takes to balance a family budget.
Standard B, grades 9-12
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