Money-Challenged Teens

 

April 20, 2006

 

 

 

 
     
     


Money-Challenged Teens
A majority of teens say they know how to write a check (61 percent) and use a debit card (54 percent), but just 41 percent know how to balance a checkbook, according to the Charles Schwab Foundation, San Francisco.

And while 66 percent say they know how to shop for the best deal when making a purchase, just 48 percent understand how to budget their money. "If we want to stem the tide of excessive consumer debt, we need to do a much better job of teaching our kids money management basics at an early age," said Carrie Schwab Pomerantz, the foundation's president. Read more

Read about Teach Children to Save Day, April 25 on the ABA website and on TBA’s website