Read Exploring Business – Chapter 14.1. Watch Intro to Personal Finance video. Complete the Financial Planning assignment and turn it in at the end of the period.

Learning Targets:

• Define personal finances and financial planning.
• Explain the financial planning life cycle.
• Discuss the advantages of a college education in meeting short- and long-term financial goals.
• Describe the steps you’d take to get a job offer and evaluate alternative job offers, taking benefits into account.
• Understand the ways to finance a college education.