acumen that helped him win a contest sponsored by the nonprofit agency called the national foundation for credit counseling across the country who submitted posters mapping out financial plans. this year's theme, be a super hero, save money. he traveled to washington, d.c. for the award and met fed chairman ben bernanke. hey, a big day for the 14-year-old who started out small. >> i saved up for action figures back then. >> reporter: now he's saving for an ipod and someday -- >> i know we're definitely putting money aside for going to colle college. >> reporter: jordan credits his mother and grandmother. >> his major account is for his college. then he has a savings account. then he has a checking account which is important because i wanted him to know what it's like to write a check. >> i don't think it's too early. but you take the 2-year-old to the store and you let them know, no, you can only have this one thing instead of five or six other things. or either or, if you get this, you can't have this. >> reporter: lessons passed down from generation to generation and lessons jordan has learned well. >> i

maybe its rar that financial acumen that helped him win a contest sponsored by the national foundation for credit counseling. he was 1 of 1,800 students across the country who submitted posters mapping out personal financial plans. this year's theme, be a superhero, save money. he traveled to washington, d.c. for the award and met ben ber nanky. a big day for the boy who started up small. >> i saved for action figures then. >> now he's saving for an ipod and definitely. >> we're putting money aside for going to college. >> jordan credits his mother and grandmother. >> his major account is for his college, then he has a savings aeblth and a checking account which is important because i want him to know what it's like to write a check. >> i don't think it's too early, but you take a 2-year-old to the store and let them know, you can only have this one thing instead of five or six other things. or it's either/or. if you get this, you can't have this. >> lessons passed down from generation to generation and lessons jordan has learned well. >> it's important to create a budget. first of all. so you won't overspe

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