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  Decision Making and Goals
  • Republic of Saving
    This mountainous continent will get you excited about saving. Topics include: Saving strategies, Inflation, Interest, Banks, Savings accounts, Checking, Cds, and ATMs. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Republic of Saving Quiz
    The Republic of Saving needs your help! After Old Man Foozle learned his lesson about pigs and banks, he became the continent's expert on saving. Now reporters keep asking Foozle questions about saving, and he's in a fizzle. Today he scheduled a press conference to face all the reporters at once. Can you help him answer their questions? (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Interest Ray
    Interest Ray will help you learn all about interest, the "little bit extra" at the bank!

  • Moneyopolis®
    While traveling through the "virtual city" you will define your financial goals work towards staying on track.
    (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Holiday Savings Calculator
    Calculate exactly how much and how long you need to save to for the holidays.

  • Lemonade Stand
    You have 30 days to run a lemonade stand. How much money can you make?
    (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Mad Money
    See if you can make enough money for all the cool things you want. (Requires the free Flash player.)
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  Income and Careers
  • Careers.Utah.gov
    Whether you're investigating careers, exploring education and training, or looking for a job, this web site has tools and information to help you make informed decisions.

  • Moneyland
    Moneyland's deserts hold a wealth of fascinating facts about money, including: The meaning of value, Currency exchange, Finding a job, and Earning money. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Moneyland Quiz
    You may have noticed that East Exchange's rubber band ball doubles as the most amazing slingshot. Well, believe it or not, Moneyland's top scientists and slingshot Olympians have perfected the rubber band slinging process. Now, the quickest way to South Spending is via rubber band ball. Strap on a parachute and launch towards the shores of South Spending. (Requires the free Flash player.)

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  Principles of Money Management
  • South Spending
    With all the cool things to do, see, and buy on Planet Orange's South Spending, you have to be careful not to let all of your money slip through your fingers! Learn about: Smart spending, Setting a budget, Understanding credit, Credit cards, Credit interest and Credit history. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Race For Radopolis
    Beat Hacker at the Shredfest to regain control of Radopolis. Budget your money carefully to buy parts for your winning skateboard. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Spending Quiz
    For years now, Sue has been managing South Spending's information booth and answering concerned citizens' questions about spending. But last week, the spending whiz bought and ate a bad batch of Cheap-Os. Now she's suffering from a green tongue and sore stomach! Can you help her out and manage the information booth while she's recovering? (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Checks
    Let Checks, the happy puppy, show you how checking accounts work!

  • Moneyopolis®
    Travel through the "virtual city" and learn about money management. (Requires the free Flash player.)

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  Savings, Investing, and Retirement Planning
  • The Adventures of Dollar Bill
    Dollar Bill will teach you all about saving your money and why your bank is the very best place to do it.

  • Investing Islands
    These abundant but treacherous islands can teach you about the risks and rewards of investing. Topics include: How investing works, Risk, Tracing investments, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual funds, Volatility, Diversification. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Mission: Motherboard
    Practice earning, saving and spending as you search different Cybersites for the objects needed to save Motherboard. (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Investor Islands Quiz
    Investor Islands need your help! Millipedes invaded the island library and ate through all of the island's favorite books. Now everyone is working to pick up the pieces - literally - of chomped pages. Can you help fill in some blanks, piece together some pages, and restore order for the readers of Investor Islands?
    (Requires the free Flash player.)

  • Invest It!
    Introduction to the stock market and investments.

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  General Resources
  • Bank Jr.
    Have fun while learning about money, banks and savings.

  • Hands on Banking
    Wells Fargo Bank created this entertaining web site to help you learn about budgeting, saving money, bank accounts, and much more. (Requires the free Flash player.)

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