PERSONAL FINANCE

The most important class you will take in High School - Adulting 101 - learn all the Financial Life Skills you need to succeed! Avoid a future of living paycheck-to-paycheck.In this course students will learn the basics of budgeting, banking, investing, credit and debt, retirement planning, taxes, consumer skills and insurance. Learn how to manage your finances to avoid debt and build wealth for a secure future.  Dig deep into the learning with projects in Budgeting and Investing. 

This class meets the district requirement for Financial Literacy. It surveys the basic personal finance needs of most individuals and introduces the personal finance tools useful in planning and instituting a successful personal financial philosophy. The course emphasizes the basics of budgeting, buying, saving, borrowing, career planning, investing, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance, and income taxes.

This course may be taken for 0.5 math credit.