Read Exploring Business – Chapter 13.7. Watch different types of financial institutions video. Complete the Careers in Finance worksheet. Play Kahoot! Chapter 13 quiz is tomorrow! Learning Targets: I understand what is required to pursue a career in finance. I can list the three areas of finance that most careers fall in.
Play Kahoot! to review Chapter 13. Take a quiz on Chapter 13.
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 […]
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 14.2. Watch Compound Interest video. Watch this video on Savings and discuss the five foundations. Discuss this article. Learning Targets: Explain compound interest and the time value of money. Discuss the value of getting an early start on your plans for saving.
Read Exploring Business – Chapter 14.3. Watch this video on Cash-Flowing College and this video on Cash-Flowing $120,000 in College. Watch Zero-Based Budget video and How to do a Budget video. Complete the Quick Start Budget worksheet. Learning Targets: Identify the three stages of the personal-finances planning process. Explain how to draw up a personal net-worth statement, a personal cash-flow statement, and a personal budget.
ARTICLE: What Is a Budget? Now that you’ve had a chance to see the challenges of balancing all of the things that you wanted to do for Enzo with the needs of day to day life, let’s get back to basics and consider the reasons that you would want to create a budget. Why is budgeting […]
Watch Borrowed Future and fill out worksheet packet. Learning Targets: I understand the main message of the documentary: the student loan industry has built a system that actually works against its borrowers—often destroying the futures it claims to support. If I am planning to attend college, I have a plan to pay for tuition that […]
VIDEO: If Paychecks Could Talk Some people are surprised when they get their paycheck and the amount of money they receive is lower than they expected. This is often because they don’t know about things like state taxes, federal taxes, and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). Watch the video to learn more about the withholdings […]
EDPUZZLE: What You Need to Know About Form W-4 In the last resource you learned how the W-4 form is different from other tax forms. Let’s take another look at this important tax form you’ll need to fill out when you get a new job. Watch this video and answer the questions on your worksheet. […]
REFERENCE: Tax Preparation Checklist for Teens What do you need to file your taxes? Review this handy list of items you will need to fill out the 1040 form. Check off the items you’re confident you will have ready. Take note of any items you’re unsure or have any questions about. VIDEO: Ways to File […]
Play Kahoot! to review the topics below: Taxes Chapter 14 There is a Chapter 14 quiz on Thursday!
