Twenty-one youth learned about budgeting, credit, job interviewing and more at MEO’s Teen Financial Literacy class series held July 10 and 11 at MEO in Wailuku. — Photo courtesy MEO
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Twenty-one high school and middle school students attended Maui Economic Opportunity's Teen Financial Literacy class series on July 10 and 11.
The class, offered at no cost to attendees, was run by MEO's Business Development Center with Lianne Peros-Busch and Jaimie Dukelow as instructors.
The two-session program covered budgeting and savings, basic banking, applying for jobs, credit and its importance and more. The class series aimed to provide attendees with the skills, tools and knowledge to make sound financial decisions and a foundation to help them achieve their life goals, according to a news release.
The Maui County Office of Economic Development provided funding for the workshop.
