Course Objectives

Personal Finance is designed to help you develop the skills necessary to understand how to manage your money and gain financial stability for your future.  Emphasis will be on wise decision making in relation to financial literacy within the family, community and society.

Course Content

·       Identifying needs vs wants

·       Advertising and marketing

·       Consumer rights and responsibilities

·       Setting financial goals

·       Consumer decision making

·       Developing a Budget

·       Banking

·       Saving and interest

·       Checking accounts

·       Credit

·       Consumers loans

·       Understanding your Paycheck

·       Taxes

·       Renting vs Owning

·       Buying a Car

·       Insurance