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- Ch. 1, Financial Planning Process
- Ch. 2, Measuring Financial Health and Making a Plan
- Ch. 3, Time Value of Money
- Ch. 4, Tax Planning
- Ch. 5, Cash Management
- Ch. 6, Credit Cards
- Ch. 7, Consumer Loans
- Ch. 8, Home and Auto
- Ch. 9, Life and Health Insurance
- Ch.10, Property and Liability Insurance
- Ch.11, Investment Basics
- Ch.12, Securities Markets
- Ch.13, Investing In Stocks
- Ch.14, Investing in Bonds
- Ch.16, Retirement Planning
- Ch.17, Estate Planning
- Ch.18, Financial Life Events
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Mind Games and Fuzzy Math
You are at your local mall shopping for a sweater for your dad’s birthday. Ever find yourself wishing you had a calculator? How fast can you figure out what 25% off of $52.00 is? Would you make your “decision to … Continue reading
Personal Finance Tips for College Students
Classes have started. You are technically “on your own” –- or at least on your way. Ready for a little more advice? This time it’s not from mom, dad, grandma or grandpa or whoever it is that certainly “knows better … Continue reading
Understanding Why You Invest as You Do – A Look at Your Financial Personality
Use your brain, don’t act emotionally – that’s generally the advice given to individuals when they invest. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to take your financial personality and your emotions out of investment decisions. In Chapter 1 of Personal Finance, Turning Money … Continue reading
The Money Code and Your Financial Personality
In Chapter 1 of Personal Finance, Turning Money into Wealth, we introduce Principle 9: Mind Games, Your Financial Personality, and Your Money. That principle points out how behavioral biases can lead to big financial mistakes. In effect, your mind can … Continue reading
Class Discussion: Mama June looks out for Honey Boo Boo
As you saw in Principle 9: Mind Games, Your Financial Personality, and Your Money, much of your approach to money is determined by your Financial Personality. When some of us get money, it’s gone in no time – others have … Continue reading
The Lifetime Cost of Pets
Teaching Tip: If you can show the Infographic the “Lifetime Cost of Pets,” you can begin this discussion by asking which students have, or are considering, adopting a pet. Then ask everyone in class to write down a guess as … Continue reading
Financial Regrets – A Look at the Biggest Financial Regrets Since 2008
In Chapter 1 of Personal Finance, Turning Money into Wealth we introduce the “Ten Principles of Personal Finance”, and Principle 2 is “Nothing Happens Without a Plan.” While a plan is a necessity, wouldn’t be great if you knew ahead … Continue reading
Women Assume More Financial Responsibility, but Lack Confidence
To say the least, the world of personal finance is constantly changing. There was a time when men largely assumed the responsibilities of personal finance – but today, the financial responsibilities that women take on continue to grow. Unfortunately, their … Continue reading
Personal Finance in the News – A Depressing Look at the Job Market for New Grads
As you saw in Table 1.2 in Chapter 1 of Personal Finance, Turning Money into Wealth, your college major goes a long way toward determining your salary, but perhaps even more important, not only does it help determine your salary, … Continue reading
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Class Assignment, and Discussion: What We Do for a Living
In Chapter 1 of Personal Finance Turning Money Into Wealth we take a look at “Thinking About a Career” and discuss the steps involved in career planning. The first, and maybe most important step in career planning, is doing a … Continue reading
