Family Activities
Are you eager to support teens in pursuing their dreams and becoming financially stable, independent adults? As parents, caregivers, community members, or coaches, we often seek ways to help youth make wise decisions about their personal finances. That's where Pathway to Financial Success comes in, dedicated to providing the resources and guidance they need.
Pathway to Financial Success offers comprehensive resources designed to empower teens to take control of their financial futures. We provide engaging middle school videos and self-paced high school modules to guide them every step of the way. Recognizing the vital role that families and community groups play, we also offer user-friendly tools to facilitate important financial conversations with teens. Together, we can equip our young people with the knowledge and skills they need for a bright financial future.
Learning Tools for Families
Parents as Financial Role Models
The guide provides tips for parents for discussing the family’s financial priorities with their teens. As a family, they will also explore money habits, setting financial goals, and making financial conversations a priority.
How Our Family Banks
Banking has changed significantly, and students have several options. This guide gives tips for parents on discussing their families’ banking choices, helping teens choose a payment method when shopping, and providing opportunities for them to make financial decisions (and mistakes).
Education Beyond High School: A Family Conversation
Share this guide with parents to help them and their teens discuss career options as well as higher education and career training. The guide also provides links to resources for families to explore costs and financial aid options.
Let’s Talk Jobs
This guide will help parents prepare their teens for a first job or a career. They will find tips and links to help with career decisions, writing résumés, and accessing pay statements.
Individual and Family Savings Goals
This guide will help parents discuss their families’ savings goals and assist their teens in setting ones for themselves. Families will also find tips and links on saving strategies.
Helping Children Build Credit: What You Can Do
There are steps families can take to help their teens build credit. This guide will help families discuss credit use, credit scores, and credit reports with their teens.
Insurance: A Family Conversation
This guide will help parents discuss their family’s insurance plans with their teens. Parents will also find tips on reducing teen driver insurance costs and links to insurance information.
