This course is designed to prepare students to gain a greater understanding of money, commerce and credit.  This is the course that your parents wish they had in high school! The goal of the course is to help students make more informed financial decisions in their future.  In this course, we take a real world approach to today’s financial landscape. 

Topics to be discussed:

• Goal Setting, Decision Making and Understanding Wants/Needs

• Getting a Job, Your Paycheck and Understanding Benefits

• Budgeting

• Savings and Checking

• Credit

• Autos:  Auto Loans and Insurance

• Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability

• Financial College Planning

• Stocks and Investments

• Housing-Owning and Renting

• Life Events:  Marriage, Children, and the Financial Effects of Divorce

• Bankruptcy

• Wills/Estate Planning 

• Retirement

• Consumer Protections

• Identity Theft/Frauds

• Citizenship, Voting and Taxes