"Jump Start" - Educating personal finance to Students

It is commonly observe that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing.

Many young people fail in the management of their first consumer credit experience, establish bad financial management habits, and stumble through their lives learning by trial and error. 'Jump Start's' aim is to identify high-quality personal finance materials for educational use.

Mission
Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jump$tart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.

Vision
Personal finance is included in the education of all students. 'Jump$tart' provides the collaboration needed to ensure this education.

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