Introduction

What is a budget? What is income and expenses? How do you balance wants and needs? What is included in the federal government’s budget, and how does it impact you?

CIVIX worked with personal finance expert Vanessa Bowen and youth political journalist Wyatt Sharpe to create several educational videos to introduce the Student Budget Consultation, review the basics of budgeting, and explore how the federal budget impacts young people.

Video 1: Introduction to the 2024 Student Budget Consultation

Video 2: Budgeting 101

Video 3: How Does the Federal Government’s Budget Impact You?