--Clean up sewing stuff

--Money Matters, Ch. 1

Mentor letter:

1. --What basic money management skills do you think teens should learn before they are independent?
--Do you think budgeting is wise?  What is your personal approach to budgeting?
--When you first moved out on your own, did you accurately estimate how much it would cost?  IF not, what specific costs were surprising to you?
--What advice do you have about money/spending/saving?

QUIZ: MM Ch1

--Mentor Letter

--MM2: How Banks Work

--Start Juggling Act

--Prepare for MM2 quiz

--Extra credit: Find out the APR on a savings account for 3 local banks; then find out what the difference is between a bank and a credit union. 5 points. Due Friday.

Turn in extra credit.

QUIZ: MM2

--The Mint internet activity

1. Fill out worksheet.

--Internet extra credit (5 points): http://money.cnn.com/pf/101/

1. Go to Lesson 1: Setting Priorities. Read and print out (or copy) the Top Things to Know

2. Go to Identifying Goals. Read through this and write the answer to this question on the back of your printout from #1: What two things must you do to get what you want most?

3. Go to The Prioritizer. List at least five goals you have. They can be long or short term, financial or other. Follow through the exercise and print out the results.

--Put all this together and turn in Tuesday for extra credit.

--Do internet Extra Credit (if you want--5 points)

--Read AH60: Stewards of God; write brief summary, 5 favorite quotes

--Make sure you have a picture for your Juggling Act person!

--Have a picture for your Juggling Act person!

--AH 60

--MM3: Checking Accounts

--Worksheet: Keeping a Running Balance

--Juggling Act : Choose a job

--Internet: Checkbook Basics (2 worksheets)

--Endorsing a check

--Reading a Bank Statement

--Juggling Act: Choose home

--Reading a Bank Statement worksheet

--Juggling Act: Finish budget

--AH 61 (Family Finance): write brief summary, 5 favorite quotes INCLUDE PAGE #S FOR QUOTES!

--Finish Juggling Act budget (except Entertainment and Shopping)!

--AH 61

--Completed JA Monthly Budget

--MM4: Reconciling an Account

--Reconciling worksheet

--Juggling Act: Baby expenses and entertainment

--Prepare for MM4 quiz

--Finish Baby Expense wkst (your part) and Entertainment wkst (A) or One Year's Expenses (B,C)

Quiz: MM4

--Baby Expense and Entertainment wkst

--MM5: Budgets

--Juggling Act: Finish Budget

--MM6: Bigger Budgets

--Juggling Act: Set up Accounting System

--Check out a realistic budget at cfcministries.com!

--MM7-8: Loans and Credit Cards

--Juggling Act: Month 1!

MM 9: Dangers of Borrowing

--Juggling Act: Month 2

--Prepare for quiz of MM7-9

--Work on Tithing paper