Finance 4-H Project Area

The 4-H Finance project area consists of two youth notebooks. Each notebook covers two years of activities.

From organizing finances to learning about savings, risk management and consumer breadcrumbs, the My Financial Future series helps middle and high school youth develop critical skills and knowledge in money management. Participants learn about financial literacy concepts through case studies and real-life scenarios. Additional concepts covered include career planning, setting up SMART goals, managing financial records, creating spending and savings plans, choosing payment methods and managing credit.

• Level 1 - Beginner Youth Notebook
• Level 2 - Advanced Youth Notebook

My Financial Future is not a traditional project. It is designed to be used by groups. If you are doing this project as an individual, you may need both the Facilitator Guide and youth notebook to complete the activities. Please return the Facilitator Guide to your local Extension Office at the conclusion of your project work so it can be reused with the next interested 4-H member.

If a member completes the 4 years of project manuals, they can work with their county Extension professionals to determine their learning opportunities for their remaining 4-H years.

Scoresheet

Each year, 4-H members should complete 5 learning activities. Record in your work in the youth notebook, including the what, when, where, and how you accomplished each selected “More Challenges” activity. Include your notebook with your project book for grading.
Download a copy of the scoresheet to determine what is expected for project completion.

• Level 1 - Beginner Youth Notebook
• Level 2 - Advanced Youth Notebook
  

Exhibit Ideas

• Level 1 - Beginner Youth Notebook
• Year 1: Based on what you have learned through completion of this project, develop a financial future poster which illustrates key actions that young people like you may take to ensure a bright financial future.
• Year 2: Based on what you have learned through completion of this project, develop a poster which illustrates steps you have taken and those you plan to take in order to develop a bright financial future.

• Level 2 - Advanced Youth Notebook
• Year 1: Based on what you have learned through completion of this project, develop a financial future poster which illustrates key actions that young people like you may take to plan their careers and ensure sufficient take home pay to ensure a bright financial future.
• Year 2: Based on what you have learned through completion of this project, develop a poster which illustrates steps you have taken to implement SMART Goals, Develop a Spending or Savings Plan, or Develop a Future Investing Plan in order to ensure a bright financial future.

• Examples of Blue Ribbon Exhibits

How Do I Sign Up?

The first step is to create an enrollment in our ZSuite website.

When you get to the CLUBS tab of the enrollment, you will want to ADD PROJECT.

For Finance, you should search for:

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