Through a grant from the Allstate Foundation, the recently revised JA Personal Finance 2.0 program was launched at LBJ Early College High School. This program leads students through a series of lessons such as income, budgeting, savings, the difference between credit and debt, and consumer protection.

Through JA Personal Finance, students experience the interrelationship between today's financial decisions and future financial freedom. To achieve financial health and wellness, they learn about money-management strategies, including earning, employment and smart shopping, risk management, investing, credit card usage, debt management, and net worth.

"The JA class had a lot of good information about money and how to use it, and what happens when you don't pay your bills." LBJ High School student, Austin, Texas

"JA is great, it gives our students some knowledge they can use outside the classroom." Amada Cortez, teacher LBJ High School, Austin, Texas

'"I have gotten some great responses and some really good questions. The kids that already have an interest in things like this are normalizing it for the others. We had a great discussion on the difference between Credit and Debit cards. Lots of good insight and good misunderstanding to set straight."

Jake Gostylo, Dun & Bradstreet Data Analyst, JA Volunteer Austin, Texas