Money Management


money


Course Outline


Quarter One:  Basic Economic Concepts
                            Earning a paycheck
                            Tax basics
                            Budgeting

Major Project:  Budget project

Quarter Two:  Banking and Investing
                            Bank Services
                            Checking Accounts
                            Saving and Investing Options

    Major Project: Investment  Research

Quarter Three:  Taxes and Credit
                            Taxes in more depth
                            Credit--loans, credit cards, and other credit forms

    Major Project:  None this quarter as homework is more demanding than usual

Quarter Four:  Insurance and Consumer Issues
                             Insurance:  homeowner's, life, health, car
                             Comparison shopping
                             Consumer rights and responsibilities

    Major project:  Consumer Research