Consumer Savvy
Description
Consumer Savvy is a statewide 4-H project. It features curriculum
that will guide you through the project. For a copy contact your
County 4-H Office or order online at: Extension
Publications.
Consumer Savvy 1
In this beginning project, understand your shopping style, find goods and services in the Yellow Pages, know the difference between your needs and wants, write savings and spending plans, keep a spending diary, compare prices, make consumer choices, give a gift using your own resources, start a service project in your community, start a savings account, and more.
BU8030, The Consumer in Me
Consumer Savvy 2
In this intermediate project, identify your personal values, make decisions based on your personal values, understand advertising appeal and the value of advertising, compare advertisements, see how peer pressure can influence your purchases and how to deal with it, understand the risks of shopping on the Internet and your consumer rights, and more.
BU8031, Consumer Wise
Consumer Savvy 3
In this advanced project, define consumer responsibilities and ethics, understand your consumer rights, identify advertising targets, use comparison-shopping to save money, understand the impact of money spent on the global economy, use reliable information on the Internet, identify agencies that assist consumers with complaints, write a letter of complaint and explore legal action to resolve complaints, understand the costs of owning a vehicle, explore the importance of work in your life, and more.
BU8032, Consumer Roadmaps
Consumer Savvy Leader
BU8033, Consumer Savvy Group Activity Guide
4H500, I’m a 4-H Project Leader. Now What Do I Do?
Events
Want to learn more about being Consumer Savvy? Try the links below.
Consumer Savvy Project Training
Many counties hold local training for members and leaders in
their favorite project areas, including consumerism. Watch your
county 4-H Family newsletter or contact your county Extension office
for details.
Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference
If you're in grades 8-10, check out the next Wisconsin 4-H
and Youth Conference, scheduled each June at the UW-Madison campus.
The conference offers educational seminars in most areas of 4-H.
Contact your county Extension office for details.
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County Fair
The county fair . . . what a great time it is! Every summer, families
flock to county fairs to see the latest 4-H project exhibits. Exhibiting
is a fun and educational way for youth to showcase their project
work to judges and to the public.
Judging materials are supported by Bill Shaw in memory of his wife, Shirley.
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Related Links
There’s so much more to learn in the 4-H Consumer Savvy Project.
Just follow these links!
Better Business Bureau
Guidance on what to look for before and after you buy, and what
to do if you have a complaint.
Butterick Patterns
Information on how you can make your own clothes.
Cotton Incorporated
At Cotton Incorporated, one can find all one needs to know about
today's most frequently used fabric as well as its latest research
and promotions.
FabricLink
Learn about fabrics, apparel and clothing care.
Home Sewing Association
Download basic sewing guidelines, see what’s new in home
sewing, and network with other sewers in “The Sewing Thread.”
Iowa State University Textiles and Clothing Extension
Source of research-based information to help you make decisions
on textiles and apparel.
McCall Patterns
Information on how you can make your own clothes.
National 4-H Curriculum
Visit this site for updated National 4-H Curriculum information including new titles. Purchase curricula by accessing the online order form.
National 4-H Cooperative
Curriculum System: Consumer Savvy
Activities and links to consumer savvy sites for youth, volunteers
and educators.
Oconto County 4-H Project Resources
This web site provides links for many family, home and health
projects including links for fun project ideas on being consumer
savvy.
Simplicity Patterns
Information on how you can make your own clothes.
Soap and Detergent Association
Tips on sorting, cleaning and caring for your clothes.
Textile Industry Affairs
Tips on stain removal, washing and drying, reading care symbols,
and more.
UW-Madison
Steenbock Library Resource Guide: Consumer Science
Guide to links for many consumer-related sites.
Vogue Patterns
Information on how you can make your own clothes.
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Project Support
For more information on 4-H Consumer Savvy Project, contact the
following:
Cooperative Extension
Media Collection
This lending library features several consumerism resources.
UW-Extension County 4-H
Offices
This is your link to a list of Wisconsin County Extension Offices.
Select the county of your choice.
UW-Extension
State Specialist: Ruth Schriefer
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Application for Registration as a Registered Judge for Wisconsin Fairs