Meritrust Financial Camp 2021
Welcome to Financial Camp
Are you ready to get started? First, grab your survival box. You'll find three envelopes that will correspond with the three lessons you'll be watching, along with some cool camp gear and snacks for you to enjoy.
By watching the below videos and completing the activities in your box, you'll learn about money, budgeting, income, expenses and more. While we'll miss seeing you in person this summer, we're excited to be able to bring these lessons to you at home. Have a great summer!
3rd - 5th Grade
Lesson 1: Budgeting
A budget is a plan for how you're going to use your money over the next month, series of months or even a year. With a budget, you write out instructions for yourself about how to use your money in the best possible way. In this lesson, we'll talk a little bit more about how a budget works and how you can create a budget that works for you.
Writing a Budget Activity
Lesson 2: Money and Choices
Having everything you want sounds amazing, right? Unfortunately, money is a limited resource, which makes buying everything we could ever want impossible. But, we can make certain choices that will benefit us! In this lesson, we'll talk about three limited resources we use every day and see how we make choices to spend those resources in the best possible ways.
Money and Choices Activity
Lesson 3: Save, Share, Spend
We earn money for many different reasons. Sometimes we earn an allowance for doing chores around the house, receive money as a holiday or birthday gift, babysit or mow laws. Once we've earned money, it's important to know what to do with that money. In this lesson, you'll learn about the three money Ss: saving, sharing and spending.
Use Your Money Wisely Activity6th - 8th Grade
Lesson 1: Budgeting
A budget is a plan for how you're going to use your money over the next month, series of months or even a year. With a budget, you write out instructions for yourself about how to use your money in the best possible way. In this lesson, we'll talk a little bit more about how a budget works and how you can create a budget that works for you.
Writing a Budget Activity
Lesson 2: Goal Setting
Have you ever wanted to buy an expensive item, but didn't have the money to pay for it? Saving money for items we can't afford right away can feel overwhelming. That's why it's important to know how to set goals for your money. Setting a financial goal means putting down in writing how you plan to accomplish saving the money you need to purchase an item you are dreaming about owning. In this lesson, we'll teach you all about goals.
Buying a Car Activity
Lesson 3: Payment Methods
Budget created? Check. Money goals set? Check. Now, it's time to go out and make good money choices and spend our money responsibly. Finally, you'll need to decide the best payment method you'll use to pay for your purchases. Remember, you can use multiple payment methods throughout your financial journey. In this lesson, you'll learn tips for choosing the methods that will keep your money safe and help you achieve your SMART goals.
Payment Methods Activity
