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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: What You Need to Know

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will impact taxes filed for 2018. The new tax reform is important because it affects everyone. Now that the final law has been passed, it is essential to decode what it means for us as taxpayers, since taxes affect many of our financial decisions.

Car Smart App

You voted on the name, now the Car Smart App is available! Play now to buy your first simulated used car in this game app.

Cost: Free Compatibility: iOS, Android

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Games and Apps

Payback

A free online game where you can see running totals of your education debt but can also track academic focus, the connections you're making that could be useful later and your overall happiness.

The game asks players to consider graduation gifts of cash, laptop purchases, meal plans, dorm supplies, books, hours of paid work, the Greek system, vacations and more. A rapid-fire class registration challenge has dire consequences if you don’t act fast enough. All the while, you see a running total of your debt.

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Car Smart App

Car Smart includes tips and information on how to buy your first used car, and you are able to play fun games as you progress toward your ultimate goal of buying a car! Car Smart will help guide you on what, for most, is the second most important purchase of your life. • See the results from the naming contest

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Wall Street Magnate App

Join this fantasy trading community and experience the rush that traders feel every day! Wall Street Magnate uses real-world financial information to offer the most realistic and fun fantasy trading experience with current data from all of the major US Stock Exchanges. Best of all, it’s free to download and entirely free to use!

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MoneySKILL Life Simulation

What does your ideal life (education, job, spouse, house, kids, and entertainment) look like from a financial perspective? How will your earning and spending choices affect everything you want to do in your life? The Life Simulation makes it really easy to understand where all of the money goes in life. All you have to do is answer a few questions, and the program will do the math for you. Are you ready to play?

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Fraud of the Month

Avoid Buying a Flooded Car

January, 2018

Floodwaters caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma engulfed up to 650,000 cars in Texas and Florida during 2017. These damaged cars are finding their way onto used-car lots around the country. Make sure you can spot the signs of a flood-damaged car!

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Jungle Talk

Jungle Talk articles are featured on the Consumer Jungle homepage and are archived in the Jungle Talk section that contains all Consumer Jungle content. These poems, essays or short stories, written by young adults for young adults, deal with money management topics.

Congratulations to Shamara Smith on winning the most recent Jungle Talk contest!. Also congratulations to Max Kennedy for 2nd place!

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Jungle Talk

What is Identity Theft? Why Should I Care?

Few may ever consider this, but social media is just one of the many ways you could become a victim of identity theft and fraud.

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It Is Never Too Early to Start Thinking about Your Money

This might sound crazy, but it is never too early to think about retirement.

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Organize Your Finances with Technology

This article explores two popular apps for organizing one’s finances, specifically related to spending/budgeting, and saving.

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: What You Need to Know

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will impact taxes filed for 2018. The new tax reform is important because it affects everyone. Now that the final law has been passed, it is essential to decode what it means for us as taxpayers, since taxes affect many of our financial decisions.

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Featured Student Editor

Max Kennedy

Spring 2018
Palo Verde High Magnet School
Published Work: 
Life's a Jungle, Tame the Wild and Shop Cheap
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Money Messups, Mishaps & Mistakes

Lunch

Where and When: 

Mcdonalds

Today i had to buy lunch for my girlfriend becasue she lost her wallet

Bottom Line: 

dont loose your wallet

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Ask Jungle Bob

How do I stop receiving marketing offers by telephone?

How do I stop receiving marketing offers by telephone and have them delivered by mail?

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