Foundations in Personal Finance: High School Edition for Self-Study

Number of Assessments: 128
Number of Chapters: 13
Certificate of Achievement: Yes
Hours of Video: 12
Approximate Time Needed to Complete the Course: 50-60 hours
Applicable for School Credit: Each state is different, so please check with your child's umbrella school for any questions related to credit.

Course Overview:

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Personal Finance
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  • Introduces the topic of personal finance, explores the evolution of the American credit industry, and highlights the importance of both knowledge and behavior when it comes to managing money.
• Chapter 2: Saving
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  • Emphasizes the importance of saving and explains the three reasons to save: emergencies, large purchases and wealth building.
• Chapter 3: Budgeting
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  • Explores the purpose and process of writing a budget and the basics of banking, including balancing and reconciling a checking account.
• Chapter 4: Debt
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  • Identifies the devastating costs of using debt as a financial tool, debunks credit myths, explains the elements of a credit score, identifies organizations that maintain consumer credit records, and summarizes major consumer credit laws.
• Chapter 5: Life After High School
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  • Explores 21st century post-secondary education and career options, highlights the importance of avoiding debt as a young adult, and explains how to cash flow a college education.
• Chapter 6: Consumer Awareness
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  • Identifies factors that influence consumer behavior and the effect of inflation on buying power.
• Chapter 7: Bargain Shopping
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  • Highlights the importance of bargain shopping as part of a healthy financial plan and identifies important negotiation strategies.
• Chapter 8: Investing and Retirement
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  • Establishes basic investing guidelines, describes and compares various types of investments, and identifies elements of employer benefits and retirement plans.
• Chapter 9: Insurance
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  • Identifies the purpose of financial risk management as well as the appropriate and most cost-effective risk management strategies.
• Chapter 10: Money and Relationships
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  • Identifies the differences among people's values and attitudes as they relate to money and highlights communication strategies for discussing financial issues.
• Chapter 11: Careers and Taxes
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  • Examines the importance of pursuing a career in-line with your strengths, the elements of effective goal setting, the best practices of successful people, and types of income and taxes.
• Chapter 12: Giving
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  • Highlights the importance of giving your time, talents and money to serve others and leave a lasting legacy.
• Chapter 13: Global Economics
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  • Explains and examines the differences between various economic systems, movement of goods and services, supply and demand, chain of production, gross domestic product, and the impact of scarcity and rationing.

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