Youth money thoughts

Anyone can learn about money.

Anyone can help anyone else learn.

Making mistakes doesn't mean you're hopeless.

Managing money is a lot about relationships & understanding other people.

Good financial education is not about turning people into more savvy consumers.

Good financial education starts with young people's interests and builds on their strengths.
Ideas for action

Money for life

PJ White | 4 September 2012
actbridgend

Why are the young people on the right celebrating? Because their money skills have just been recognised.

The team of Paige Sparrow, Ryan Gardener, Alex Mayhew and Shannon Mears from ACT in Bridgend in Wales ran a project on practical ways to cut spending, particularly on food, for themselves and other 16-18 year olds [...]

PJ White | 4 September 2012 | Leave a comment
Inside money

More than money skills

PJ White | 29 May 2012
Money skills peer education in action, Aaron on left

Two young men who were aimless and broke are now enthusiastic and committed trainee youth workers. They also have much-improved money skills. How? They used the services of an advice and counselling service which was helping pilot a peer education project.

Money is rarely the primary reason young people contact Youth Start, a confidential advice, [...]

PJ White | 29 May 2012 | Leave a comment