Balancing budgets
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Help the characters decide how to spend their money, and consider the influences on them.
These immersive, digital resources allow young people to work at their own pace, whether that’s testing their knowledge through quizzes, helping characters make decisions, or planning their own futures.

This resource is part of our Credit and debt learning plan
Helping young people to understand credit and debt is crucial for their long-term financial well-being. These resources are designed to help young people with their future financial planning and management.

This resource is part of our Critical consumers learning plan
Knowing that we have a choice in how we spend our money can help us to budget, spend and save like a pro. These resources support young people to make critical and conscious decisions around their spending so that they’re fully in control.
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