Financial Literacy

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Explore the history and world of currency and learn how to spend or bank your money. Understand concepts such as saving, inflation, investment, budgeting, profit, loss, interest, EFTPOS, credit cards and why to be wary of loan sharks. SCIS No.1830951

maths, social_sciences, history

Image: New Zealand currency

New Zealand currency

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pay As You Earn pamphlet

Pay As You Earn pamphlet

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The great depression, 1932

The Great Depression

The great depression, 1932

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Image: Paper boy, 1960

Paper boy

Paper boy, 1960

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Image: Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday

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Family budgets

FAMILY BUDGETS (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 March 1941)

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Image: Minister of Finance, Robert Muldoon, with new decimal money

New decimal money

Minister of Finance, Robert Muldoon, with new decimal money

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Image: Reserve Bank building

Reserve Bank building

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Image: Māori traders, 1850s

Māori traders

Māori traders, 1850s

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Image: King movement £1 note

King movement

King movement £1 note

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Image: EFTPOS

EFTPOS

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Image: MONEY-LENDING AND MONEY. (Otago Daily Times 21-4-1894)

Money lending

MONEY-LENDING AND MONEY. (Otago Daily Times 21-4-1894)

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The minimum wage

THE MINIMUM WAGE. (Observer, 01 May 1897)

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Types of investments

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What is inflation?

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Kids talk money

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Story of money

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Young enterprise

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How a bank works

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History of money

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Taxes: crash course

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Personal finance

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Finances for kids

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Money tips for teens

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Personal budget

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Image: Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

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EPIC

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Save or spend?

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