The Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service is offering another free session of its “On Your Own Financial Literacy Workshop” on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
In this hands-on class, children ages 12 to 18 will learn survival skills for the future.
Participants will learn how to understand and manage finances in a simulated real-world environment. Membership in 4-H is not required.
The workshop will be held Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Tuesday is not a school day.
Activities include: taking a personality test; discovering careers that match personality type; learning about salary, payroll and taxes; learning how to write checks; developing a budget in a chosen career and family situation; and shopping at the “4-H City” for housing, transportation, food, child care, clothing, entertainment, insurance and utilities while staying in a budget.
Pre-registration is required and attendees must be able to read well and use a calculator. For more info., e-mail fourh@pbcgov.org or call (561) 233-1731.
