Personal Finance Skills for Teens
ebook ∣ A Beginner's Guide to Saving, Budgeting, and Investments
By Melinda Conner
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Are you confused about where to even start with your money?
Worried you'll make mistakes and end up broke-or worse, with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) while your friends flex their latest buys?
Curious if it's actually possible to save, budget, or invest before you even finish high school?
If you nodded "yes," you're in the right place.
Personal Finance Skills for Teens is the hands-on guide built for your world: busy schedules, digital everything, and real talk about the money moves that matter most-no lectures, no cringe, no cap.
This book turns the "adulting" struggle into your own financial glow-up-step by step, with tools you'll actually use.
* 5 simple ways to start a budget-even if you only get allowance, cash from gigs, or birthday money
* The "Wants vs. Needs" challenge: how to spot impulse buys before your balance ghosts you
* How to build a savings goal (and hit it) using the "Money Moves" playbook
* A crash course on checking vs. savings accounts and which to open first
* The truth about Venmo, Cash App, and digital payments-what's safe, what's sus, and how to dodge scams
* The "side hustle starter pack": [X] creative ways to earn money before you're 16
* How to keep your cash secure with smart passwords and privacy moves
Worried this is just another boring money book full of outdated tips or math you'll never use?
Think again.
This guide is built for real life, not some imaginary perfect teen with unlimited cash or time. Every chapter is quick, practical, and packed with checklists, challenges, and relatable stories-plus digital tools and challenges you can access from your phone.
You don't need a ton of money, a "finance brain," or to change your family's habits overnight. Even if you've never talked about money at home or have no clue how to start, Personal Finance Skills for Teens is your roadmap to confidence, independence, and zero regrets.