Showing posts with label Barbara Arnold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbara Arnold. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Financial Fitness: Junior Achievement has helped Chippewa Valley kids gain money smarts for 25 years

Financial Fitness

Junior Achievement has helped Chippewa Valley kids gain money smarts for 25 years





TEENS WITH SCREENS. Volunteer Chris Brooke of WESTconsin Credit Union works with local students during a Junior Achievement event at the Chippewa Valley Technical College Learning Center.
TEENS WITH SCREENS. Volunteer Chris Brooke of WESTconsin Credit Union works
with local students during a Junior Achievement event at the Chippewa Valley
Technical College Learning Center.

When I was growing up, my family provided me many “courses” in financial literacy. My mom was a saver and thrifty; my dad was a spendthrift. My three older brothers taught me about paying yourself first, the time value of money, and living beneath your means, respectively.