More Be Money Smart

Connect to this link if you want to practice reading and understanding Be Money Smart.

http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html

A great link for prepositions of time and place

This is always good for review. Look not only at the pictures, but also read the excellent sentence examples. http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prepositions-of-time.htm

Difference between a bank and a credit union

Our lessons in Money Smart talk about banks and credit unions. Read this link to find out some of the differences and some of the similarities. http://http://www.differencebetween.net/business/difference-between-bank-and-credit-union/

Tornado Safety

Click on this link to learn how to identify tornadoes and what to do to stay safe. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html

To Build a Fire. Another Jack London Story

Click on this link and you can read another Jack London story, "To Build a Fire." It also takes place in Alaska.

Put on your headset because you can listen to this one. Listen to it several times.

Let me know how you like it. Please leave a comment.

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/To_Build_a_Fire_-_By_Jack_London.html

World Birth Rate per 1000

On page 157 in Facts and Figures, the article states that both male and female employees get paid leave for the birth of a child. The birth rate in Finland is one of the lowest in the world. If you are interested, check out the birth rate per 1000 of other countries.

http://www.indexmundi.com/map/?v=25

Typical Salaries in the USA

After you read "Salaries" in Facts and Figures, click on the link below to find some typical salaries, best jobs, jobs that are increasing, jobs with the best benefits, best job satisfaction most dangerous jobs, etc.

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/12/14/the_10_best_careers_--_by_starting_salary_best_benefits_job_satisfaction__amp_more.htm