Chapter Activities
Unit 1: Saving and Budgeting
Chapter 1: Introduction to Personal Finance
Chapter 2: Saving
Chapter 3: Budgeting
- 1. Budget Builder
- 2. Activity: Budgeting Three Different Income Levels
- 3. Activity: Balancing Your Checkbook
- 4. Tool: Family Reality Check
- 5. Tool: The Student Budget
- 6. Quick Read: The Million Dollar Mystery
- 7. Quick Read: The Cure for Excessive Spending
- 8. Quick Read: Money-Management Tips for Singles
- 9. Ask Dave – Radio Calls
Unit 2: Credit and Debt
Chapter 4: Debt
- 1. Budget Builder
- 2. Activity: Free Credit Report
- 3. Activity: The Hidden Cost of Credit
- 4. Video: Drive Free Cars
- 5. Video: 15 vs. 30 Year Mortgages
- 6. Link: U.S. National Debt Clock
- 7. Quick Read: Get Out of Debt with the Debt Snowball Plan
- 8. Quick Read: Q&A About Collectors:
- 9. Quick Read: Top 10 Most Ridiculous Payments
- 10. Quick Read: How to Read Your Credit Report
- 11. Quick Read: How to Buy A House
- 12. Quick Read: Why Dave's Against 30-Year Mortgages
- 13. Quick Read: The Truth About Your Credit Score
- 14. Ask Dave – Radio Calls
Chapter 5: Life After High School
- 1. Budget Builder
- 2. Tool: Budgeting for Life After High School
- 3. Tool: Cost of Living Calculator
- 4. Link: Average Tuition Costs
- 5. Link: College Resources
- 6. Quick Read: Go to College Without Sallie Mae
- 7. Quick Read: Sneaky Ways Credit Marketers Are Baiting College Students
- 8. Quick Read: Is Bankruptcy the New College Trend?
- 9. Ask Dave – Radio Calls
Chapter 6: Consumer Awareness
Unit 3: Financial Planning and Insurance
Chapter 7: Bargain Shopping
Chapter 8: Investing and Retirement
- 1. Budget Builder
- 2. Activity: Mutual Fund Game
- 3. Activity: Monthly Retirement Planning
- 4. Tool: My Roth IRA
- 5. Activity: The Rule Of 72
- 6. Tool: Wealth Building
- 7. Link: Contribution Limits
- 8. Link: Smithsonian Resources
- 9. Quick Read: Three Vital Questions Your Advisor Must Answer
- 10. Quick Read: Five Investment Options to Avoid
- 11. Quick Read: Saving for Your Livelihood
- 12. Quick Read: What You Need to Know About Buying a Foreclosure
- 13. Ask Dave – Radio Calls
Chapter 9: Insurance
Unit 4: Income, Taxes and Giving
Chapter 10: Money and Relationships
Chapter 11: Careers and Taxes
- 1. Budget Builder
- 2. Activity: DISC Profile
- 3. Activity: Employee Forms
- 4. Activity: Filing Your Taxes
- 5. Activity: Reading Your Pay Stub
- 6. Link: Goal Tracker
- 7. Link: Wheel of Life
- 8. Link: Resume Building Tool
- 9. Link for Teachers: Tax Resources
- 10. Quick Read: How to Land a Job You Enjoy
- 11. Quick Read: Tax Software vs. Tax Professional: Which Is Right for You?
- 12. Quick Read: Resume Do’s and Don’ts From the Human Resources Team:
- 13. Ask Dave – Radio Calls
Chapter 12: Giving
