Foundations of Business: Time Is Money

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 […]

Foundations of Business: The Financial Planning Process

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 […]

Foundations of Business: Budgeting 101

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 […]

Foundations of Business: Borrowed Future

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 […]

Financial Literacy: Budgeting Strategies

ARTICLE: What’s the Difference Between Fixed and Variable Expenses? When creating your budget, it’s important to realize that not all expenses are the same. There are actually two distinct types […]

Financial Literacy: Budgeting for Housing

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What percent of 18-29 year olds are currently living with their parents? ARTICLE: How to Decide Where to Live One of the first steps that you […]

Financial Literacy: Budgeting for Transportation

QUESTION OF THE DAY: How much does the average American household spend on transportation per year? REFERENCE: The American Commute As you saw, Americans spend a lot of money on […]

Foundations of Business: Budgeting Strategies

ARTICLE: What’s the Difference Between Fixed and Variable Expenses? When creating your budget, it’s important to realize that not all expenses are the same. There are actually two distinct types of […]

Financial Literacy: Budgeting for Food

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Groceries or Restaurants: Where are Americans spending more money? INTERACTIVE: What You Spend The first step to setting up a monthly food budget is figuring out […]

Financial Literacy: Build Your Budget

ARTICLE: The Best Budget Apps You’ve spent a lot of time looking at individual aspects of your budget.  Before we actually build a complete budget, take some time to consider […]