FinCap Fridays combine a 5-question competition with a short video to engage students through current events. Fresh episodes for the new school year will return weekly starting on August 21. If you're already back in the classroom and eager to use this as a bell ringer, check out the 10 FinCap Friday Episodes from the 25-26 school year as you await a new season.

10 Most Popular FinCap Friday Episodes of the 25-26 School Year

THE TOP 3 SPOTS ARE:

1. The Cost of Car Ownership: Explores the hidden cost of car ownership and what is exactly being sold to you at the dealership.

The Turkey Price Spike: Covers Thanksgiving as a real-world example of personal finance and teaches the viewer about the holiday’s impact on the market.

No More Pennies? Discusses how the U.S. Mint no longer produces pennies and the impacts this will leave in a macro and micro setting.

The Remaining Episodes:

1. The Business of Love: Discover how consumers consume record-breaking amounts on popular gifts during Valentine’s Day.
2. Super Bowl Spending Stats: Find out how retailers, sponsors, and others are waiting to cash in on the biggest American sporting event.
3. Fed Up!: Learn more about what it means for the Federal Funds rate to be decreased.
4. Scary Spending Stats: Tune in as we discuss how US household debt has hit 18.39 trillion in 2024 and what the repercussions are to your financial future.
5. Mortgage Math: Learn more about how to make proper financial decisions and the real trade-offs when taking a mortgage.
6. News From Netflix: Covers what a 10-for-1 stock split is and why investors do not become immediately wealthy.
7. Ready, Set, Bet?: Explores gambling apps that predict the future and whether these tools sharpen their skill set

See the full FinCap Friday library here and check out these four tips for how teachers use FinCap Fridays in the classroom.

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Zach recently graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Sociology. Zach is a Communications Intern for NGPF, assisting with content creation for NGPF's various platforms. He enjoys contributing to communications that support a mission with a tangible impact.

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