Youth Finance
How money works, how choices accumulate, and how to begin participating in financial life.
What changes when you understand the rules of money?
- 01Money, prices and purchasing power
- 02Debt, saving and the cost of time
- 03Participation, risk and financial independence
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All 17 entriesMoney
Money is something widely accepted for payments, used to express prices and debts, and held to carry purchasing power into the future.
Debt
Debt is an obligation to repay borrowed money or another amount owed, according to agreed or legally imposed terms.
Inflation
Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices over time, reducing what a unit of money can buy.
Compound Interest
Compound interest is interest calculated on an amount that includes previously accumulated interest, as well as the original principal.
Financial Freedom
Financial freedom is an informal description of having enough financial capacity to make desired life choices without money being the dominant constraint.