Financial Fellowship, Financial Literacy Tools

The Spending Game

A Financial Fellowship Presentation

Thank you to the Financial Counseling and Planning Program, Iowa State University for supporting this event.

During this Financial Fellowship in April 2025, Carolyn Steckelberg, Associate Professor at ISU and Outreach Specialist for the Evelyn K. Davis Center, describes to educators how to play the Spending Game! Use your tokens (beans, pebbles, etc.) to see how your spending choices add up.

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Financial Fellowship, Financial Literacy Tools

Teaching high schoolers about TAXES!

Thank you to the Iowa Society of CPA’s for supporting this event.

Jenny McGarry, DBA, CPA, gave really great on ideas about taxes! She talked about what is important for high schoolers to know and how to get them engaged with the topic.

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