Course Description:
Understanding and managing personal finances is key to one’s future financial success. This one‐semester course is based on the Missouri Personal Finance Competencies and presents essential knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about real-world financial issues. Students will learn how choices influence occupational options and future earning potential. Students will also learn to apply decision‐making skills to evaluate career choices and set personal goals. The course content is designed to help the learner make wise spending, saving, and credit decisions and to make effective use of income to achieve personal financial success.
Semester course open to 10-12 grades, no prerequisite, 1/2 credit
3 credit hours of Dual Credit are offered through CMU (10th grade and above)
Gain soft skills and industry standard skills.
Gain skills to manage your money.
Learn to use Google Sheets for budgeting.
Learn resources that will help you be a better consumer and make smart choices with your money.
Materials
Writing utensil
Topics
Taxes
Life after High School
Checking Accounts
Savings
Investing
Types of Credit
Managing Credit
Insurance
Budgeting
Work Skills
Communication
Leadership
Project Planning
Deadline Management
Money Management
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Related Contests: Personal Finance, Introduction Business Math, Business Calculations
Cluster: Finance
Course Objectives:Dese.PersonalFinance.Standards
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