The It's a Money Thing topics are aligned with the Council for Economic Education’s National Standards for Financial Literacy. The standards contain the areas of knowledge and understanding that are fundamental to personal finance:
- Earning Income
- Spending
- Saving
- Investing
- Managing Credit
- Managing Risk
For our program in general and for our It's a Money Thing Academy course curriculum, we've broken "Managing Credit" into "Credit" and "Borrowing" plus we've also added a "Credit Union Advantage" standard.
- Earning Income
- Spending
- Saving
- Investing
- Credit
- Borrowing
- Managing Risk
- Credit Union Advantage
This is how our content pack library fits into the standards. The standards also help inform future topics that we'll cover.
Earning Income
- Income Essentials (Pack 25)
- After Grad: Work or College (Pack 33)
- How to Save On Tuition (Pack 38)
- Acing the Job Interview (Pack 30)
- Let's Talk Taxes (Pack 32)
- Common Money Beliefs (Pack 12)
- Earning Money Online (Pack 23)
- Working Remotely (Pack 47)
- Writing a Business Plan (Pack 41)
- Navigating Loss of Income (Pack 46)
- Making Money (Pack JR1) Junior Series
Spending
- Know Your Checking Account (Pack 15)
- Budgeting Basics (Pack 5)
- Building a Budget (Pack 40)
- Good vs. Bad Spending (Pack 24)
- Living On Your Own (Pack 11)
- Buying a Used Car (Pack 28)
- How to Save on Groceries (Pack 19)
- Paying for Pets (Pack 43)
- Spending Money (Pack JR2) Junior Series
Saving
- Understanding Inflation (Pack 17)
- Pay Yourself First (Pack 36)
- Emergency Fund Boot Camp (Pack 9)
- Responding to Financial Emergencies (Pack 45)
- Avoiding Lifestyle Creep (Pack 44)
- Saving with New Skills (Pack 48)
- Saving Money (Pack JR3) Junior Series
Investing
- Saving for Retirement (Pack 29)
- Compound Interest Mind Bend (Pack 6)
- Investment Vehicles (Pack 14)
- Rule of 72 (Pack 22)
- Trends in the Stock Market (Pack 27)
- Giving Money (Pack JR5) Junior Series
- Growing Money (Pack JR6) Junior Series
Credit
- Breakdown of a Credit Score (Pack 2)
- Boost Your Credit Score (Pack 4)
- Comparing Cards (Pack 8)
- Using Your Credit Card (Pack 35)
Borrowing
- Loan Basics (Pack 13)
- Student Loans 101 (Pack 26)
- Leasing vs. Buying a New Car (Pack 10)
- Predatory Lending (Pack 16)
- Owning vs. Renting a Home (Pack 39)
- Demystifying Mortgages (Pack 20)
- Strategies for Debt Repayment (Pack 37)
- Borrowing Money (Pack JR4) Junior Series
Managing Risk
- Foiling Identity Theft (Pack 3)
- How to Spot Scams (Pack 31)
- Intro to Insurance (Pack 18)
- Organizing Your Finances (Pack 21)
Credit Union Advantage