Ways to promote financial education to teens

Many children can understand simple financial concepts as early as age five, which can be a good time to teach them about the value of dollars and cents, as well as the difference between needs versus wants. However, once they become teenagers and are old enough for a job with regular income, showing young people how to make a budget is a key step in preparing them for the real world. It would be nice if a subject existed in school to teach kids between the ages of 13 and 21 about major financial…