Financial Resources for Students

$martPath

$martPath offers relevant and fun economic and financial education for elementary and middle school age students. $martPath and Nusenda have worked to offer these services to all students, teachers, and parents in New Mexico. Learn more about this complimentary platform.

Learn About Money

Money isn’t boring. It helps you buy things that you want and things that you need. Before you start spending your allowance or paycheck, there are some important things you should know — like where to keep your money and how to save money. It’s a Money Thing is a fun way for you to learn money tips.

Interactive Websites for Student Members

These cool websites make it fun to learn about money. (But you should always check with a parent before visiting any website.)

“It’s A Money Thing” offers fun videos and graphics for students of all ages about credit scores, building credit, and choosing the best financial institution.

Practical Money Skills for Life teach elementary age kids about saving, spending, and basic money concepts.

Pocket Cents is an interactive website for teens about money management, credit cards, and college expenses.

biz Kids is a website for middle school students that tackles topics such as saving, shopping, and earning money.

Dream It and Achieve It

“Dream it and Achieve it: How to Set and Attain Financial Goals” offered through BALANCE, a financial education and counseling service available through your credit union. It will help you identify your financial goals and the steps necessary to accomplish them. You will learn how to be specific in your goal amounts and timeframes and about how to easy it is to maximize savings power.

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