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Personal Finance

Semester Course

The semester-long personal finance course covers all of the essential personal finance topics necessary to become a financially capable student. By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of personal finance topics and be prepared to handle the financial responsibilities that exist after graduation.

Grade Level(s):

9-12

Standards Alignment:

National Standards for Personal Financial Literacy

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Assessments:

Unit Exams, Diagnostic Exam, Final Exam & Summative Project

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FREE, and always will be

Course Materials

Syllabus and Assessments

Unit 1 (8)

Behavioral Economics

Unit 2 (1)

Banking

Unit 3 (7)

Investing

Unit 4 (3)

Types of Credit

Unit 5 (4)

Managing Credit

Unit 6 (5)

Paying for College

Unit 7 (9)

Career

Unit 8 (11)

Insurance

Unit 9 (10)

Taxes

Unit 10 (6)

Budgeting

Unit 11 (21)

Consumer Skills

Unit 1 Behavioral Economics

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Units

High School Personal Finance

Middle School Personal Finance

Resources

Math

Language Resources

Economics

Teacher PD

Community

OUR MISSION: By 2030, all U.S. high schoolers will take at least one-semester course in Personal Finance before graduation.

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NOTE: This course has recently been updated! Learn more about the changes.

Semester Course

Unit 1 Behavioral Economics

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Your Values and Money (376)

Your Money & Social Media (415)

Your Brain and Money (388)

Overcoming Cognitive Biases (389)

Checking Accounts (394)

Savings Accounts (395)

Beware of Banking Fees (396)

Being Unbanked (397)

Strategies to Save (398)

Challenges to Saving (399)

Digital Wallets & P2P Apps (504)

Online and Mobile Banking (400)

Why Should I Invest? (424)

What is the Stock Market? (425)

What is a Stock? (426)

What is a Bond? (427)

Managing Risk (428)

Investing in Funds (429)

Deep Dive Into Funds (430)

Start Investing (431)

The Importance of Investing for Retirement (432)

How to Invest for Retirement (433)

Modern Investing (434)

Intro to Credit (377)

Young People & Credit Cards (378)

Using Credit Cards Wisely (379)

Loan Fundamentals (380)

Auto Loans (381)

Mortgages (382)

Predatory Lending (383)

Debt Management (384)

Your Credit Report (385)

Your Credit Score (386)

Building Credit from Scratch (387)

Paying for College 101 (435)

Applying for the FAFSA (436)

Scholarships and Grants (437)

Student Loans (438)

Financial Aid Packages (439)

Student Loan Repayment (440)

Time for Payback (441)

Career Exploration (96)

Finding a Job (97)

Resumes and Cover Letters (98)

The Interview (99)

Starting a New Job (100)

Intro to Insurance (412)

Auto Insurance (457)

Renters & Homeowners Insurance (458)

How Health Insurance Works (459)

How to Access Health Insurance (460)

Other Types of Insurance (461)

Taxes and Your Pay Stub (413)

The Tax Cycle and Job Paperwork (462)

Teens and Taxes (463)

How to File Your Taxes (464)

Completing the 1040 (465)

Budgeting Basics (442)

Budgeting Strategies (443)

Budgeting for Housing (444)