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This is a
NEW section to our website. Follow the links below for fact sheet information, worksheets and forms.


Learning about Money series:
Fact Sheets:
Banking Know How   Fact sheet, PDF 4 pages
Understanding Credit 
Fact sheet, PDF 4 pages
Worksheets:
The Budget Planner (colour) or (black & white) Worksheet—PDF 4 pages.
Easy to use for planning and recording spending for a month.
The Spending Planner (colour) or (black & white)  Worksheet—PDF 5 pages.
Uses needs and wants to plan spending for a month and space for recording expenses.
The Spending Record (colour) or (black & white)  Worksheet—PDF 5 pages. 
Used for planning and recording detailed expenses for a month.
SP Forms:
SP10—Planning for Irregular Expenses for the Year (colour) or (black & white)
SP20—Tracking Your Spending (colour)
or (black & white) 
SP30—Recording Account Transactions (colour)
or (black & white)
SP40—Tracking Loan and Credit Payments (colour)
or
(black & white)

Consumer Education series:
Ways to Pay When You Shop  Fact sheet—PDF 2 pages. Ways to purchase goods and services in a store—cash, debit card, cheque and credit card. 
Paying with Credit  Fact sheet—PDF 2 pages.  How to be careful when using credit. Focus on Credit Cards  Fact sheet—PDF 2 pages.  Costs of using credit, selecting a card, and reading a statement and keeping your card safe.
Use Credit with Care  Fact sheet PDF2 pages.  Pros/cons of credit use and contracts.
Focus on Short-Term Loans  Fact sheet—PDF 2 pages.  Explains the new short-term loans available in the marketplace. 
Your Credit Record  Fact sheet—PDF 2 pages.  Explains a credit record and how it works, how to check it and ways to keep it in good standing.

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