Your Life, Your Money: Empowering Young Adults to Get Their Money Right
-- School Library Journal, 11/3/2009
Your Life, Your Money: Empowering Young Adults to Get Their Money Right. DVD. 1 hr. (closed captioned). Prod. by WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto and Working Dog Prods. Dist. by PBS Home Video (shoppbs.org). 2009. ISBN 079-36-7079-9. $24.99.
Gr 9 Up–This engaging and relevant program educates viewers about the importance of getting their financial life on track when they are still young. Donald Faison (Scrubs, Clueless) narrates this film that covers budgeting, banking, credit, loans, savings, retirement, insurance, and taxes. Additional insight is provided by Hip Hop icon Russell Simmons, R&B pop singer D. Woods (Danity Kane), New York Times best-selling author Beth Kobliner, New York Times money reporter Ron Lieber, and Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary. Throughout the program, young adults, celebrities, and financial experts discuss real-life financial problems and their solutions and address financial tips that are highlighted on the screen. References are made to additional information that is available on the Web site, pbs.org. Teen viewers will relate to the well-known celebrities and the spot-on information about financial literacy topics presented in an interesting format that will maintain their interest. Chapter selection options are available. An excellent film for business, economics, and personal finance classes and a must-see for teachers of these subjects.–Lindsay Mandell, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, NY
