Find Ways To Save!

Overview

For many, the future is dim because of a lack of financial savings. Whether the goal is entrepreneurship or an education, savings enable us to invest in the future and prepare for life's uncertainties. How can we encourage greater fiscal responsibility in our community and in our nation? Houston Community College students challenge you to find ways to save!

Big Idea

Money

The Essential Question

How Can We Encourage Fiscal Responsibility?

Example Guiding Questions

1. Why save?
2. What is currently being done to promote savings?
3. Who saves and who doesn't?

Example Guiding Activities

1. Research existing savings programs (local, state, or national, governmental or non-governmental).
2. Research savings behavior(s) to better understand who is saving.
3. Interview experts related to economic policy, finance, behavioral economics, social change, and sustainability.