Money for minors a student's guide to economics

"Provides an essential foundation of business and economic knowledge for middle-school, high-school, and community college students. Includes information that students need to understand how they can become entrepreneurs and create economic value in various ways, evaluate offers from banks and credit card companies, read the business section of the newspaper, and understand the importance of various government statistics."@en
"Teenagers spend over $100 billion annually in the U.S. and influence everything from clothing styles to music and movies to food and cell phones. This book will help them understand how their daily decisions have a huge impact on the economy. Special features will enable budding moguls understand how to become entrepreneurs and create economic value, evaluate offers from banks and credit card companies, read the business section of the newspaper, understand the importance of various government statistics, and more. The book will not only prepare students for higher-level economics courses--it is a guide for anyone doing research on everything from the Great Depression to credit card debt to real estate to inflation. Over 400 clearly written definitions convey the essential concepts of economics and finance, while sidebars explain how economics affects our daily lives, and six mini-lessons provide real-life applications of how the economy functions.--From publisher description."