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Personal Financial Literacy is a semester-length elective designed to help high school students prepare for success in making financial decisions throughout their lives.
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Topics in the course address the advantages of making sound financial decisions in both the short and long term, income planning, money management, saving and investing, and consumer rights and responsibilities. 

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UNIT 1- FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DECISION MAKING

  1. Course Overview
  2. Introduction to Financial Literacy
  3. Self-Assessment
  4. Taking Responsibility
  5. Quiz 1: Overview of Financial Literacy
  6. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Overview of Financial Literacy
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Overview of Financial Literacy
  8. Finding and Evaluating Financial Information
  9. Quiz 2: Financial Information
  10. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Financial Information
  11. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Financial Information
  12. Personal Financial Goals
  13. Decision-Making Process
  14. Project: Making Decisions  (Complete the project assignment Making Decisions)
  15. Quiz 3: Decision Making
  16. Alternate Quiz 3—Form A: Decision Making
  17. Alternate Quiz 3—Form B: Decision Making
  18. Review
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test—Form A
  21. Alternate Test—Form B
  22. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – CAREERS AND INCOME

  1. Exploring Career Options
  2. Starting a Business
  3. Career Path
  4. Project: Reaching My Career Goals 
  5. Quiz 1: Careers
  6. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Careers
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Careers
  8. Sources of Income
  9. My Paycheck
  10. Taxes
  11. Quiz 2: Income and Taxes
  12. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Income and Taxes
  13. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Income and Taxes
  14. Review
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test—Form A
  17. Alternate Test—Form B
  18. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – MONEY MANAGEMENT

  1. Overview of a Budget
  2. Project: Spending Diary
  3. Spending
  4. Money Management Tools
  5. Project: Create a Budget 
  6. Quiz 1: Budget
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Budget
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Budget
  9. Financial Institutions
  10. Services, Tools, and Resources
  11. Checking Account
  12. Online Banking
  13. Quiz 2: Financial Institutions and Services
  14. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Financial Institutions and Services
  15. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Financial Institutions and Services
  16. Financial Risks
  17. Quiz 3: Risks
  18. Alternate Quiz 3—Form A: Risks
  19. Alternate Quiz 3—Form B: Risks
  20. Review
  21. Test
  22. Alternate Test—Form A
  23. Alternate Test—Form B
  24. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – SAVING AND INVESTING

  1. It Pays to Save
  2. Savings Account
  3. Special Savings Accounts
  4. Project: Where Should I Save?  
  5. Quiz 1: Saving
  6. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Saving
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Saving
  8. Overview of Investing
  9. Stocks
  10. Financial Planning
  11. Quiz 2: Investing
  12. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Investing
  13. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Investing
  14. Review
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test—Form A
  17. Alternate Test—Form B
  18. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – CREDIT, DEBT, AND CONSUMER SKILLS

  1. Debt and Stewardship
  2. Credit Cards
  3. Project: Selecting a Credit Card  
  4. Creditworthy
  5. Credit Problems
  6. Quiz 1: Credit
  7. Alternate Quiz 1—Form A: Credit
  8. Alternate Quiz 1—Form B: Credit
  9. Overview of Loans
  10. Mortgages
  11. Other Loans
  12. Rent or Buy
  13. Quiz 2: Loans
  14. Alternate Quiz 2—Form A: Loans
  15. Alternate Quiz 2—Form B: Loans
  16. Consumer Rights
  17. Consumer Purchases
  18. Quiz 3: Consumers
  19. Alternate Quiz 3—
  20. Form A: Consumers
  21. Alternate Quiz 3—Form B: Consumers
  22. Review
  23. Test
  24. Alternate Test—Form A
  25. Alternate Test—Form B
  26. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 6 – COURSE REVIEW AND EXAM

  1. Review
  2. Exam
  3. Alternate Exam—Form A
  4. Alternate Exam—Form B