teens

The Deal Is Your Teen Ready for a Summer Job? By Jason Alderman For many teens, there’s nothing more exciting than receiving the first paycheck from a summer job –…

the Deal Financial Literacy and U.S. Teens: Global Study Offers Path for Improvement By Jason Alderman A first-time global financial literacy study shows that the keys to successful personal finance…

(StatePoint)  Parenting a teenager can be an uphill battle. In addition to the problems you may have faced in your youth, a new host of issues are presented by texting,…

“You need only do three things to avoid poverty in this country: Finish high school, marry before having a child, and marry after the age of 20. Only eight percent of families who do this are poor; 79 percent of those who fail to do this are poor,” said William Galston, former advisor to President Bill Clinton. This quote appears on the website firstthingsrichmond.org. First Things First is a Richmond-based nonprofit organization focused on strengthening families through education and interaction with the community.

(StatePoint) Being a teenager is never easy, but for some kids, it is excruciating. For parents, being able to tell the difference between normal growing pains and real trouble is…