In Financial Literacy 30 students will create an informed personal budget by understanding budgeting fundamentals. Students will learn the importance of decision making as it applies to finances, information security, maintaining accurate financial records and the concept of interest.
Prerequisite
None
Delivered
Online Asynchronous
Credits
PAA 30 or Elective 30
The seven areas students will learn about are:
earning
saving
spending
borrowing
sharing
investing
protecting
Complex financial issues and decisions will be addressed, while highlighting other situations students are likely to face within their first few years of leaving high school.
Topics such as home ownership, debt management, purchasing and leasing property including vehicles, and planning for the future (education and retirement) will also be covered, all of which are part of the lifelong financial journey.
Unit 1: Budgeting For Lifestyle Choices
Unit 2: Financial Institutions
Unit 3: Income and Taxation
Unit 4: Saving and Investing
Unit 5: Borrowing
No Proctored Exams
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