BBB Serving the Fall Line Corridor's Education Foundation: Financial Literacy Application & Mentoring Experience
Financial Literacy Application and Mentoring Experience
Through the daily processing of complaints, advertising reviews, scam investigations, and much more, the Better Business Bureau Serving the Fall Line Corridor, Inc. recognizes the overwhelming need for financial literacy. This need has led the BBB Education Foundation, Inc. the education division of the "Fall Line BBB” to produce a vehicle to further educate consumers on the importance of being ethically, informationally, and financially responsible.
BBB's Financial Literacy Application and Mentoring Experience (F.L.A.M.E.) is an engaging, relevant, and impactful experience for any learner. Each individual student will research their desired profession, salary, school debt, home purchase, vehicle, and other everyday expenses. Once the research is completed, submitted to BBB, the F.L.A.M.E. 3-day course will begin. (This course is designed for one high school class period (min 1 class period/max 3 class periods), in a three-day succession, and will work for either a traditional or block schedule.)
Necessary Tools
F.L.A.M.E. requires students to use available tools to create an accurate financial literacy experience. To meet the requirement of F.L.A.M.E. it is encouraged that students have access to the following website
- Access to desired education institutions to research costs in obtaining the required educational level for occupation chosen.
- Real Estate websites, such as www.realtor.com
- Mileage. Students are required to configure fuel bills, and they will need access to a mapping website, such as www.google.com/maps
- Internet/TV Provider. Students are required to configure an entertainment package and will need access to websites such as www.cox.com, www.wowway.com, www.dish.com, etc.
- Cellular Provider. Students are required to configure a communication package and will need access to websites such as:www.verizonwireless.com, www.sprint.com, etc.
- To find the rating of the dealership: www.bbb.org
- Car purchasing websites such as www.autotrader.com
- Vehicle Manufacturer websites, to configure fuel tank capacity. (ie. www.jeep.com)
- This one can be eliminated, by having all students use 17 gallons for the fuel capacity of their selected vehicle.
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