High school students have a chance to watch TV for fun and profit.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is offering juniors and seniors a chance to win prizes of up to $500 by writing about a TV show episode that explores a basic economic principle.
To enter, a student must submit an essay, poem, play or short story to the bank’s 2012 Creative Writing Contest by Feb. 27. The work should explain how basic economic concepts affect the TV show’s plot or characters. Suggested topics include how characters deal with issues of supply and demand or how inflation affects the characters’ ability to buy things.
Kids can pick any TV show, as long as it’s appropriate for general audiences (meaning not rated TV-MA).
Find submission guidelines, a list of prizes and other information for contest at bit.ly/econcontest.
BBB scam reource
The Better Business Bureau today announced its launch of Scam Source, a resource that lets consumers report and find out about scams.
Bbb.org/scam allows consumers to browse through alerts issued by bureaus across the country, read scam tips and sign up for emailed scam alerts.
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