Unit 1- Intro and Basic Money Skills
Projected Living Expenses Assignment
Students fill out what it will cost them to move out and live them on their own per month
Money and Time
Money is more than just a piece of paper. When we are spending money we are spending part of our life, because we have to trade part of our life for money
Moneyball and Personal Finances- Finding Value
This video we talk about how to figure out what is worth spending money on using the movie moneyball.
Money and Time Notes
The purpose of these is to teach kids to understand that when you are spending money you are spending time- see video above
Time and Money Assignment
how to figure out how much time goes into your money
CW publications On Your Own Game Assignment
I have a schoolwide subscription to www.cwpubonline.com I have them complete the on your own game. On the right is a document that I give to them to help them get through the first week.
Desire and Enjoyment
In order to get value out of our money spending we need to start questioning our desires. Our desires will often influence us to buy things that will have very little value for us because we don't actually enjoy them
I have 90 minute class periods so I break up the class periods by spending several days doing the notes below to start the class and then the second half having the students finishing the on your own game
Inside your brain's desire system notes
Just because you want something doesn't mean you enjoy it
Spending Awareness Notes
Spending Tracker Assignment
Home work assignment to keep track of spending for a month then evaluate at the end of the month on the second page
Efficiency in Spending- More Happiness and Less Spending
Efficiency in spending helps us to get more happiness with less spending. This mentions three ways in which we spend that don't translate into more happiness