Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Raising children in today’s society has a variety of challenges, but none so timeless as the need to teach one’s children about finances. Financial education is a topic often missed in traditional schooling, leaving parents and loved ones to teach healthy financial habits on their own. While it may seem overwhelming to do so, raising financially independent children will help smooth the transition into adulthood, giving them the tools needed to achieve and maintain financial wellness throughout their entire lives. To help get your financial education discussion rolling, we’ve compiled a variety of tips for raising your children to be financially independent. Start with the Basics: Budgeting Successful budgeting is the foundation of every financially independent household. You can introduce your children to the concept of earning money and spending it mindfully when they’re still young, and then build upon that knowledge as they grow older. Friday, May 15, 2020 Friday, December 21, 2018 About UsCareersBoard of DirectorsCommunity ImpactADA/ Web Accessibility CloseEnuff™ CheckingSavings AccountsMoney MarketsCertificates of DepositIRAsGrow Your Change Auto LoansBoat & RV LoansPersonal LoansBusiness LoansHome Equity LoansStudent LoansSkip-A-Pay PurchaseRefinanceFirst-Time HomebuyersMortgage Specialists Credit CardsCard Info & DisclosuresFraud Protection Youth ServicesStudent-Run CUGreenlightYoung Adult ServicesScholarshipsCloseEnuff™ Student Checking Community ImpactRelentless Care FoundationChoose The BearBlog Archive
At our partnering high schools in the Plymouth-Canton community (P-CEP, Starkweather Academy, New School High, and Canton Preparatory High School), Community Financial is busy preparing students for the real world!Education Partnership Coordinator, Kristen La Forest,
instructs teens about the "Ten Things Teens Should
Know About Credit" at Starkweather Academy.
Our high school Education Partnership Coordinator, Kristen La Forest, conducts presentations to help teens become more knowledgeable about financial topics and to ready them for the world beyond high school. One of her most requested presentations is “Ten Things Teens Should Know About Credit,” a 50 minute lesson where students learn the basics of credit card use, credit scores, and credit card fraud.
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School Spotlight: Hillman High School Students Learn about Budgeting
While Community Financial can’t be in the schools right now due to stay-at-home measures put in place throughout the state, we are grateful to look back on the financial education our school partnerships have provided throughout the year.
Community Financial’s school partnerships provide financial education to many students in Northern Michigan. Our school partners include: Gaylord Intermediate School, Lewiston Elementary, and Hillman Elementary School. Hillman High School has enlisted Community Financial’s help with providing financial education to their students as well. Hillman High School’s eleventh and twelfth grade students last year participated in a Community Financial sponsored “Reality Fair,” where students were asked to navigate the world of finances as adults!
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