Money Management

Introduces the concept and practice of good financial management and a monthly budget, using locally appropriate expense categories and amounts; addresses ways to save money; and includes information on the U.S. banking system.

Interfaith Refugee Ministry Financial Literacy Program Student Manual (12 pages) [Interfaith Refugee Ministry, Inc., New Bern, NC, developed with support from a United Thank Offering Grant]

Contracts and Getting Help from Someone You Trust: A Critical Incident (30 minutes) [Cultural Orientation Resource Center]

Using a Bank and Paying Your Bills: A Critical Incident (30 minutes) [Cultural Orientation Resource Center]

Understanding Sales and Coupons with attachments: Fish and Rice Coupons and Fish and Rice Prices (20 minutes) [Cultural Orientation Resource Center]

Understanding Unit Prices in Supermarkets and attachment: Retail Price and Unit Price of Rice and Fish (20 minutes) [Cultural Orientation Resource Center]

Budgeting (Two hours) [Created by participants of the PRM-funded US CO Professional Development Workshop in New York, NY, November 2009]

Grocery Shopping Wisely (three hours) [Created by participants of the ORR-funded Community Orientation Skills Development Workshop in Jacksonville, FL, June 2010]

Overview and Discussion of "Wants" versus "Needs" (40-minute lesson plan) [Provided by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houston]

Basics of Financial Management (38-slide PowerPoint presentation) [Provided by Church World Service in Grand Rapids & The Dyer-Ives Foundation]

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