Using A Financial Education Curriculum For Teens
Karen P. Varcoe 1
, Allen Martin2
, Zana Devitto3
, Charles Go4
The “Money Talks: Should I be Listening?” curriculum was created to appeal to teenagers and to
help increase their financial literacy. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of this curriculum on
financial knowledge and behavior of participants using the series. The findings indicate that using
the curriculum improved the financial literacy of high school students. Behavior changed in a
positive direction, knowledge improved and students appeared to have responded in ways to make
their money go farther.
Keywords: Children and money, Financial curriculum, Financial literacy, Teen finances