Session 3: Opening and using a bank account
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By completing this session, you will be able to describe:
What a bank account is.
How to open a bank account.
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- ExpandIntroduction
- ExpandSession 1: You and the economy
- ExpandSession 2: Earning and spending money
- ExpandSession 3: Opening and using a bank account
- ExpandSession 4: Savings account
- ExpandSession 5: Understanding inflation and interest rates
- ExpandSession 6: Understanding the stock market
- ExpandSession 7: Income tax and national insurance contributions
- ExpandSession 8: Beware of financial fraud
- ExpandSession 9: Money and happiness
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