General Information:
- Consumer management helps 4-H members learn more about how to make smart fiscal decisions and how to improve financial literacy. The different exhibits provide a variety of learning experiences for 4-H members’. Participants in this category will emphasize setting smart goals and keeping a spending plan.
- It the exhibit is a poster, it should be on a 14 inches x 22 inches poster board. If a three-ring binder is used it should be 8.5 inches x 11 inches. Folders with or without fasteners should NOT be used and entries will be lowered a ribbon placing. Videos should be less than five minutes in length. Multi-media presentations and exhibits are to be uploaded to a video streaming application and 4-H member must provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. 4-H members are encouraged to test their codes or link on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing. Do NOT include the Shopping in Style Fashion Show Written Report with Narration Form SF184 in any exhibits.
- Scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hconsumermanagement.
Division 240 – Shopping in Style
sf C240001 Best Buy for your Buck –(SF84)- (Ages 8-13 before January 1 of the current year) – Provide details of the best buy you made for your buck this year. Consider building the ultimate wardrobe by adding to this entry each year by dividing it into Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, etc. Put the story in a three-ring binder or video, no posters please (see General Information) Do not include the Shopping In Style Fashion Show Information Sheet in your entry for this class. Although both entries do share some information, there are differences in content and format for this class. Provide details about wardrobe inventory which indicates the following: 1) Why you selected the garment you did, 2) Clothing budget, 3) Cost of garment, 4) Conclusion or summary statement(s) stating your final comments on why you selected your “best buy for your buck”. 5) Provide 3 color photos of you wearing the garment (front, side, back views)
Sf C240002 Best Buy for your Buck- (SF84)- (Ages 14-18 before Jan. 1 of the current year) – Provide details of the best buy you made for your buck this year. Consider building the ultimate wardrobe by adding to this entry each year by dividing it into Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, etc. Put the story in a three-ring binder or video, no posters please (see General Information) Do NOT include the Shopping In Style Fashion Show Written Report with Narration Form SF184 in your entry. Although both entries do share some information, there are differences in content and format for this class. Provide details listed above for ages 8-13 plus include the following additions: 1) Body shape discussion, 2) Construction quality details, 3) Design features that affected your selection, Cost per wearing, 4) Care of garment,5) Conclusion or summary statement(s) stating your final comments on why you selected your “best buy for your buck”. 6) Provide 3 color photos of you wearing the garment (front view, side view, back views)
sf C240003 Revive Your Wardrobe –(SF88)- Take at least two items in your wardrobe that still fit but that you don’t wear anymore and pair them with something new to make them wearable once again. Create a photo story which includes before and after photos and a description of what was done. Put in a three-ring binder, poster, or video (see General Information).
sf C240004 Show Me Your Colors –(SF89) - Select six – eight color photos of you wearing different colors. Half should be what you consider good personal colors and half should be poor personal color choices. Write a brief explanation with each photo describing your selections. Refer to manual pg. 23 for more information. Entry should be a poster (see General Information).
sf C240005 Clothing First Aid Kit –(SF64) - Refer to the pg. 73 of the manual and complete a clothing first aid kit. Include a list of items in the kit and a brief description of why each was included. Put in an appropriately sized box or tote with lid, no larger than shoe box.
sf C240006 Mix, Match, & Multiple –(SF90) – Using this concept from pg. 32 of the manual and take at least five pieces of clothing and create new outfits. Use your imagination to show various looks. (i.e. on a clothesline, in a tree, on a mannequin) Include a brief discussion of each outfit which demonstrates what you have learned by completing this entry. Entry can be a three-ring binder, poster, or video (see General Information).
Division 247 – My Financial Future
- Entries should be typed and then attached to a piece of colored cardstock or colored poster board.(limit the size of the poster board or card stock to 14 inches x 22 inches or smaller). . You may use the front and back of the poster board.
- Page references in classes 01-06 can be found in My Financial Future Youth Notebook – Beginner. Page references in classes 08-11 can be found in My Financial Future Youth Notebook – Advanced.
sf C247001 SMART Goals –(SF247) - Write 3 SMART financial goals for yourself (one should be short term, one intermediate, and one long term.) Explain how you intend to reach each goal you set.
sf C247002 Income Inventory –(SF247)- Using page 13 in the My Financial Future: Beginner book as a guideline, list sources and amounts of income you earn/receive over a six-month period. Answer the following questions: What were your income sources? Were there any steady income sources? What did you do with the income you received? Include your income inventory in the exhibit.
sf C247003 Tracking Expenses –(SF247) - Use an app or chart like the one on page 17 in the My Financial Future: Beginner book, to track your spending over two months. Answer the following questions: What did you spend most of your money on? What did you learn about your spending habits? Will you make any changes in your spending based upon what you learned? Why or why not? Include your chart in your exhibit.
Sf C247004 Money Personality Profile – (SF247) - Complete the money personality profile found on pages 21-22 in the My Financial Future: Beginner book. Answer the following questions: What is your money personality? How does your money personality affect the way you spend/save money? Have a friend or family member complete the money personality profile. Compare and contrast (how are you alike, how are you different) your money personality profile with theirs.
SfC247005 What Does It Really Cost? –(SF247) - Complete the Activity 8 “What Does It Really Cost?” on pages 39-40 in the My Financial Future.
Sf C247006 My Work; My Future –(SF247) -Interview three adults in your life about their careers or jobs using the questions on page 51 of the My Financial Future: Beginner book and record these answers. In addition, answer the following questions on your display. What did you find most interesting about these jobs? Were there any positions you might want to pursue as your career? Why/Why not? What careers interest you at this point in your life? What are three steps you need to do now to prepare for this career?
Sf C247007 Interview –(SF247) - Interview someone who is paid a salary; someone who is paid a commission; and someone who is paid an hourly wage. Have them answer the following questions plus any additional questions you may have.
- What are some benefits of receiving your pay the way you do (salary, commission, or hourly wage)?
- What are some negative outcomes for getting paid the way you do?
- Does your pay keep pace with inflation? Why do you think this?
- Summarize: Based upon your interviews which payment method would suit you the best? Discuss your answer.
Sf C247008 The Cost of Not Banking –(SF247) - Type your answers to the questions about Elliot on page 50 of the My Financial Future.
Sf C247009 Evaluating Investment Alternative – (SF247) -complete the case study of Jorge on page 64 of the My Financial Future. Answer all three questions found at the bottom of the page.
Sf C247010 Understanding Credit Scores –(SF247) - Watch the video and read the resource listed on page 71 of the My Financial Future. Answer the following questions: 1) Name three prudent actions that can reduce a credit card balance. 2) What are the main factors that drive the cost of credit? 3) List one personal financial goal that you could use credit or collateral to purchase. Discuss possible consequences that might happen with improper use of credit for your purchase.
Sf C247011 You Be the Teacher –(SF247) - Create an activity, story board, game or display that would teach another youth about “Key Terms” listed on page 62 of the My Financial Future. Activity/display must include at least five of the terms.