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Are you a parent or guardian teaching students about money at home?

Money Matters is a personal finance course for Junior Cycle students, originally designed to be delivered in the classroom, but there are lots of activities and resources that can be used if you are teaching at home.

There are lesson plans, games, quizzes, tasks and worksheets that can all be accessed for free and without the need to login or register.  The lessons have easy step-by-step instructions for following them with your students at home!

Four key financial topics explained

Take a look at the videos below where Eoin McGee, financial planner and host of the CCPC-sponsored TV show How to be Good with Money, breaks down the difference between needs and  wants, explains resources and income, suggests some things to think about when it comes to expenditure and why it’s a good idea to create a budget.

Needs v Wants

Resources and Income

Expenditure

Create a Budget

Money Matter resources

The Money Matters site covers a wide variety of topics like:

This is just a small sample of some of the resources and materials that are available, so feel free to take a look around the website and see what else might be useful to you.

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How to be Good with Money

If you found the four explainer videos helpful, you might like to take a look at some of the episodes from season one and two of How to be Good with Money with the student you're teaching. Click below on the episodes below to view them on the RTÉ Player.

Season 1, Episode 1

Financial planner Eoin Mcgee meets 30-something couple Kerri and Brian who live in east Cork. The two secondary school teachers enjoy life but feel they are in a constant loop of servicing big loans but never getting ahead.

Season 1, Episode 2

In this week’s episode Eoin helps mother-of-two Michele Radix to tackle her debt situation and her worries about the future.

Season 1, Episode 3

Episode 3 sees Eoin heading to Kildare to help Mary Anne and Mustafa manage their finances so Mary Anne could take some extra time off when their new baby arrives.

Season 1, Episode 4

This week we see hard-working Rachel struggle to manage her business and personal bank accounts effectively and pay herself consistently from her dog grooming business.

Season 1, Episode 5

This week Eoin helps travel-lover Rachel get a handle on her spending and figure out what she needs to do to start saving for her short and medium-term goals.

Season 1, Episode 6

In the final episode of the season Eoin sets out to help busy couple Marina and Brian achieve their goals of saving enough for their children’s college education and retiring early, all while paying off their mortgage.

Season 2, Episode 1

Eoin helps a 24-year-old chef who is in the lucky position of owning his own home. And yet he cannot hold on to his money, which seems to burn a hole in his pocket.

Season 2, Episode 2

The Suttons are a busy young family and have grand plans to extend and renovate their house. Can Eoin help them build a savings habit and learn to how be good with money?

Season 2, Episode 3

Carol has always struggled with her finances and debt due to illness keeping her from work. Now facing another surgery, Carol needs Eoin’s help to prepare for the financial fallout.

Season 2, Episode 4

The Ward family love Laytown and really want to move on from renting and buy a home. But they also have a wedding to pay for. Will they become good with money and be in a position to buy their own home?

Season 2, Episode 5

Twenty- nine year old Áine left a hospital job to pursue a self-employed career. In terms of job satisfaction is very sure she made the right decision, but has she made the right decision financially?

Season 2, Episode 6

The Kelly family moved in with Grandmother (Nannie) to give them the opportunity to save for a house deposit. They are hugely grateful for Nannie’s help, but as a family of five, really crave their own space.

Season 2, Episode 7

Matthew and Rose Jones are a young couple who have essentially put their lives on hold afraid to spend money. They are ready to buy their first home, and want Eoin’s help.

Season 2, Episode 8

The Searles earn a decent income but short term debt and running a busy household is leaving them broke. They want Eoin’s help to plan for their children’s college education and to take a family holiday.