Course Outline
Each Life Finances module takes the student through a progressive life stage, as they master the basics of personal financial literacy.
- Pre-Test
Establish a baseline for student assessment
- Module 1 – High School
Topics: Buying a car, car insurance, saving for college, basic banking
- Module 2 – After High School
Topics: Credit cards, renting a home, student loans, budgeting, building up your savings
- Module 3 – Early 20s
Topics: Introduction to savings, credit scores, health insurance, online banking, identity fraud
- Module 4 – Late 20s
Topics: Buying a home, life insurance, gambling
- Module 5 – Early 30s
Topics: Retirement planning, income tax review
- Module 6 – Late 30s
Topics: Credit card debt, charitable giving, family budgeting
- Module 7 – Early 40s
Topics: Bankruptcy, predatory lending
- Module 8 – Late 40s
Topics: Financing your next home, saving for a child’s college
- Module 9 – 50s
Topics: Online commerce, paying for a child’s college
- Module 10 – 60s
Topics: Retirement, estate planning, managing your assets