Personal Finance
PREREQUISITES: None
Grade Level: 12
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The goal of this course is to introduce a student to personal finance through the topics of careers, paychecks, taxes, insurance, renting, owning, savings, compound interest, budgeting and banking, debit and credit. This course can be used as a senior math credit. The major outcomes of this course are:
Grade Level: 12
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The goal of this course is to introduce a student to personal finance through the topics of careers, paychecks, taxes, insurance, renting, owning, savings, compound interest, budgeting and banking, debit and credit. This course can be used as a senior math credit. The major outcomes of this course are:
- For students to understand the overall costs, invested time, and salary potential involved in a certain job they choose as well as other possibilities.
- Provide students with an understanding of the numerous expenses for day to day living.
- Participate in a budget challenge.