Happy Friday! Today we are: Mathing Discussing the importance of financial planning and money management Playing a millionaire game

Why do we need Personal Financial Literacy? manage money unable to balance a checkbook basic survival principles life skill Learning how to manage money is part of becoming a responsible adult but a recent national study conducted by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has shown that there is an appalling ignorance of monetary concepts among high school seniors. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with credit card usage, saving, and investing. Even though personal finance is a life skill like reading and writing, it is just now being considered as a needed entity in our nation’s school curriculum.

Personal Finance Education Most students: Learn from their parents Trial-and-error method Complex life skill Credit is now widely available to young adults Invest Without adequate personal finance education while in school, students are forced either to learn from their parents, who may not be providing the best example, or to learn by the costly alternative the trial-and-error method. This second method is dangerous since personal finance has evolved into a complex life skill requiring more self-direction than ever before. For example, credit is now widely available to young adults. In fact, it is no longer necessary to have a job or any credit history to be issued credit. In addition, new entrants into the workforce are increasingly being asked retirement questions such as, which funds they want to invest in and at what percentage. The urgency for personal finance instruction has never been greater. Without proper education in personal finance, today’s young students may become tomorrow’s bankruptcy candidates. Too often, parents find their adult children back on their doorstep (because of financial problems) instead of leaving the nest for good. This scenario and other similarly distressing ones can be avoided if young adults have the skills necessary to make informed financial decisions (Duguay, D., & Jump$tart Coalition 2001).

Personal Finance Education Too often, parents find their adult children back on their doorstep (because of financial problems) instead of leaving the nest for good. This scenario and other similarly distressing ones can be avoided if young adults have the skills necessary to make informed financial decisions (Duguay, D., & Jump$tart Coalition 2001). As Career and Tech. Ed teachers you are already doing this in your classes with the different lessons we teach already. At this time I feel we just need to publicize what we already do everyday. I have brought together a group of people that I feel can help us get our message out and with little effort on our part. I would like to start this journey off a game of: (next slide).

How to Really Be a Millionaire

You will be able to: Describe the characteristics of millionaires Illustrate how sound financial decisions can increase wealth and a person’s standard of living. Identify the importance of personal finance

Purpose of the Lesson Show how you can make choices that can improve your lives Introduce ideas that can be explored through study of business and personal finance

How do you describe the characteristics of a millionaire? Can you name millionaires that you are familiar with in today’s society? How do you think they maintain their millions?

Sound Financial Decisions Achieving personal wealth involves planning and sound choices: Get a good education Spend wisely Save early and often Take prudent risks

Importance of Personal Finance Financial planning may seem dull and laborious Becoming a millionaire is fun!!!! You are unlikely to achieve wealth without self-discipline

Millionaire Game

Let’s Play the Millionaire Game Answer each question "True" or 'False“ Five points for each correct answer

Millionaire Game 1. Most millionaires are college graduates.

TRUE

Four of five millionaires are college graduates. 18% Master’s degrees 8% Law degrees 6% Medical Degrees 6% Ph.D.s

Millionaire Game 2. A majority of millionaires work fewer than 40 hours a week.

FALSE About 2/3 of millionaires work 45-55 hours a week

Millionaire Game 3. More than half of all millionaires never received as much as $1 in inheritance

TRUE Only 19% of millionaires received any income or wealth of any kind from a trust fund or an estate. Fewer than 10% of millionaires inherited 10% or more of their wealth

Millionaire Game 4. More millionaires have American Express Gold cards than Sears cards

FALSE

Credit Cards 28.6% of millionaires have American Express Gold Cards 43% have Sears cards 6.2% of millionaires have American Express Platinum Cards

Millionaire Game 5. More millionaires drive Fords than BMWs.

TRUE Ford is preferred by 9.4 percent and Cadillac by 8.8% Lincoln comes in third at 7.8%. Only 23% of millionaires drive a current year (new) car.

Millionaire Game 6. Most millionaires work in glamorous jobs, such as sports, entertainment, or high tech

FALSE A majority of millionaires are in ordinary industries and jobs. They are proficient in targeting marketing opportunities.

Millionaire Game 7. Most millionaires work for big Fortune 500 companies.

FALSE About three out of four millionaires are self-employed and consider themselves to be entrepreneurs. Most of the others are professionals, such as doctors, accountants, and lawyers

Millionaire Game 8. Many poor people become millionaires by winning the lottery.                     

FALSE Few people get rich the easy way. If you play the lottery, the chances of winning are about one in 12 million. The average person who plays the lottery every day would have to live about 33, 000 years to win once. In contrast, you have a one in 1.9 billion chance of being struck by lightening. A pregnant woman has one chance in 705,000 births to have quadruplets. How many sets off quadruplets do you know?

Millionaire Game 9. College graduates earn about 30% more than high school graduates.

FALSE In 1996 high school graduates had an average income of $38,563. The average income for college graduates with a Bachelor's degree was $64,293. The average college graduate earned 66 percent more than the average high school graduate. The average salary of a person with a professional degree was $100,000.

Millionaire Game 10. An average 18-year-old high school graduate spends the same money as an average high school dropout until both are 67 years old. The high school graduate invests the difference in earnings at eight percent annual interest. At age 67, the high school graduate would have $5,500,000.

TRUE The difference in earnings between a high school graduate and a high school dropout is $8000 at age 18. The illustration assumes the difference increases by 1.5% each year and that the difference is invested at 8% interest each year.

Millionaire Game 11. Day traders usually beat the stock market and many become millionaires.

FALSE Recent studies show that 80 percent of day traders lose money.

Millionaire Game 12. If you want to be a millionaire, avoid the risky stock market.

FALSE $1.00 invested in the S&P 500 on January 1, 1926, was worth $1823 on December 31, 1997. One dollar invested in long-term government bonds during the same period was worth $39 on December 31,1997. It probably paid to take the additional risk of buying stocks.

Millionaire Game 13. At age 18, you decide not to smoke and save $1.50 a day. You invest this $1.50 a day at eight percent annual interest until you are 67. At age 67, your savings are almost $300,000.

TRUE The power of compound interest even on a small savings can make a difference. It pays to resist temptation and live below your means

Millionaire Game 14. If you save $2000 a year from age 22 to age 65 at eight percent annual interest your savings will be over $700,000 at age 65.

TRUE Because of the power of compound interest;, the earlier you begin saving, the better. Regular saving will make you a millionaire even if your salary is modest.

Millionaire Game 15. Single people are more often millionaires than married people.

FALSE Most millionaires are married and stay married. By contrast divorce is a gateway to poverty. Divorce is something you want to avoid particularly after you have children. It is important to choose a marriage partner carefully.

How to Become a Millionaire Tally Your Points

Rules for Improving your Financial Life Get a good education Work long, hard, and smart Learn money-management skills Live below your means Save early and often Invest in common stocks for the long term Gather information before making decisions

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