1. Key Learning: Financial responsibility includes setting goals and developing a plan for how to earn, save, spend, and invest financial resources.
Unit Essential Question: How are financial goals reached?
Concept: Savings
Concept: Banking
Concept: Credit Scores
Concept: Payment Types
How are savings goals accomplished?
What type of banks and accounts best suit my needs?
How do credit cards work?
What is the importance of using a credit card responsibly?
Vocabulary:
Interest
Savings Vehicle
Budget
Vocabulary:
Savings Account
Checking Account
Liquidity
Fees
Vocabulary:
Debit/Check Card
Credit/Charge Card
Grace Period
YTD
Vocabulary:
Credit
Credit Score

2. See
Other
Side
Scholarship
Student Loan
Grant
FAFSA
Concept: Higher Education Expenses
Appreciating Asset
Depreciating Asset
Lease
Mortgage
Concept: Renting versus Owning
Concept: Insurance and Taxes
Premium
Deductible
W-4
W-2
1040
1040EZ
Concept: Consumer Protection
Concept: Investing
401K
403B
IRA
Stocks
Bonds
Mutual Funds
What options are available for paying for higher education?
How is a choice made between buying, renting, or leasing?
What is the purpose of insurance and taxes?
What strategies can be used to protect against consumer fraud and identity theft?
How and why do people choose to invest?
Vocabulary:
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Consumer
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