Educated consumers make strong families, communities and marketplaces. By acquiring these skills early in life, teens enter the complex marketplace more prepared and able to successfully manage their resources. Teens spend billions of dollars and influence family members to spend billions more, although they lack the important consumer information to make responsible consumer decisions. Teens face decisions about buying or leasing a car, saving money, balancing a checkbook, applying for and using a credit card, staying healthy, using computers, voting, following laws and regulations, holding a job, and other issues. They often have no experience to help them make the right decisions.
Teens are often victims of fraud and scams.
Competition questions are focused on four key areas of consumer knowledge that teens need to know to function effectively in today's marketplace. You can use the competition format without entering the state competition.