Welcome to the 6-8 Programs

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Level 6: Program 1 – The Budget Balancing Act

• Episode 1 – Budgeting, Trade-Offs and Opportunity Cost
• Episode 2 – Spending Less, Saving the Rest
• Episode 3 – Income Management and Payment Methods
• Episode 4 – To Spend, Save, or Borrow? That is the Question!

Level 6: Program 2 – The Specs on Specialization

• Episode 1 – The Importance of Specialization
• Episode 2 – The Effect of Productivity on Income
• Episode 3 – Improving Productivity Through Specialization

Level 7: Program 1 – Personal and Public Benefits

• Episode 1 – Inflation and Deflation
• Episode 2 – Positive and Negative Incentives
• Episode 3 – Types of Employee Benefits
• Episode 4 – Government Goods and Services

Level 7: Program 2 – Investing in Your Future

• Episode 1 – Human Capital Supply and Demand
• Episode 2 – What is compound interest?
• Episode 3 – Return, Liquidity, and Risk
• Episode 4 – Costs and Benefits of Spending, Saving, or Both

Level 8: Program 1 – Income, Incentives, and Institutions

• Episode 1 – Types of Earned Income
• Episode 2 – Employee Responses to Positive and Negative Incentives
• Episode 3 – Specialized Economic Institutions

Level 8: Program 2 – Starting the Savings Snowball

• Episode 1 – Saving Accumulation: Amount Saved, Rate of Return, and Time
• Episode 2 – Products and Services: Spending, Saving, and Borrowing Decisions
• Episode 3 – Calculating Interest and Account Balances

Level 8: Program 3 – Mastering Your Money

• Episode 1 – Opportunity Cost: Decisions for Your Budget
• Episode 2 – Being an Informed Consumer