Guide for practitioners -
about Money Matters to Me
What is Money Matters to Me
about? With 'Money Matters
to Me' we want to provide an
interactive and motivating online
financial literacy resource.
Our aim is to provide a motivating
experience that assists adults
to make informed choices about
their finances. Also, we want
to help adults to see the relevance
of ICT to their lives.
We aim to provide tutors with
a useful resource that they
can use in their classes. We
have designed 'Money Matters
to Me' as a resource which can
actively engage learners and
which is highly interactive.
Who
is behind 'Money Matters to
Me'? 'Money Matters to Me'
is a partnership project by
NIACE
(National Institute of Adult
Continuing Education) and ANQ.
NIACE is responsible for the
project management and ANQ for web site
development and design.
Copyrights 'Money Matters to Me'
is a free resource, which is
available to everybody. We do
not enforce copyright for educational
use because we would like to
encourage tutors to use our
website as a resource and to be
creative in the further use
of the material.
How is the website structured? To get a comprehensive
overview of the structure and
of the layout of 'Money Matters
to Me' just follow the link
to 'Finding
your way around'. This function
will give you an overview of
the three main areas of the
website - Money Matters, Life
Changes and Workshops - also
it will explain the additional
functions and areas of the website.
For a quick review of the main
entry points into the site move
over the diagram on the right.
What is the content of 'MMTM'? 'Money Matters to Me'
has nine main sections of information
plus additional workshops and
financial tools. The different
sections are briefly introduced
below:
Within the above sections
you will find the following
activities:
Handling cash
Checking your change
Rounding up
Find out about different cards
Find out about cheques
Writing cheques
Converting into/ from €uros
Where money comes from This section explores
the different kinds of income
for a household. It also explores
extra money you might be entitled
to and discusses income tax
and national insurance.
Within the above sections
you will find the following
activities:
Budgeting
Personal Budget
Things that I need- things that
I want
What happens if I don't pay?
Different ways of paying your
bills
How to read meters
Risk and return This section covers
the basic rules of money management.
It aims to enable you to make
intelligent and informed decisions
about making the most of money
and staying out of debt.
Within the above sections
you will find the following
activities:
Taking out a loan
Making personal life choices This section discusses
different needs at different
life stages. It aims to help
to plan for the short, medium
and long term
Within the above sections
you will find the following
activities:
Case studies- make plans for
short, medium and long term
Making a personal choice plan
Quiz- financial decisions in
the short, medium and long term
How much would it cost to buy
and run a car?
Are you a spender or a saver?
Case study- short term needs
Consumer rights and responsibilities This section gives
an overview of the different
rights and responsibilities
that you have when you buy something.
It distinguishes between the
different rights and responsibilities
of buying goods or services.
TIP: Remember,
you can usually find lots of useful information from
other tutors and practitioners in the Forum.
If you have any ideas, links or files you want to
share then the forum is the place to post them.
