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6.SS: Spending and Saving

Develop a plan for spending and saving.

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Defined by State Learning Standards: Financial Education 6th Grade and align with Consumer Smarts
1: Show how spending priorities reflect goals and personal values.
3: Distinguish between saving strategies, including pay yourself first and comparison shopping.

Apply consumer skills to spending and saving decisions.

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Defined by State Learning Standards: Financial Education 6th Grade and align with Consumer Smarts
8: Analyze how external factors, such as marketing and advertising techniques, might influence spending decisions for different individuals.

6.FD: Financial Decision-Making

Recognize the responsibilities associated with personal financial decisions.

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Defined by State Learning Standards: Financial Education 6th Grade and align with Consumer Smarts
1: Analyze examples of money-handling decisions that youth could face.
3: Illustrate how influences such as current fashion trends, peer pressure, and procrastination can affect financial decisions.

Use reliable resources when making financial decisions.

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Defined by State Learning Standards: Financial Education 6th Grade and align with Consumer Smarts
4: Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of various online and printed sources of product information.
6: Determine whether information sources are accurate and reliable when comparing products and services.
7: Describe a process for making a consumer decision by combining pre-purchase information with point-of-purchase information, such as unit price data and discounts.

Make criterion-based financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.

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Defined by State Learning Standards: Financial Education 6th Grade and align with Consumer Smarts
17: Give examples of how decisions made today can affect future opportunities.