Resources
Finances can be tricky. Whether you're working to get out of debt, trying to improve your credit, or saving for a life goal, the following easy-to-follow lesson plans (developed by the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and taught in high schools across the country) can help you brush up on the basics.
Credit Cards and Your Credit Score
Includes:
- Selecting a Credit Card: The Devil's in the Detail
- The Cost of Credit: Behind the Numbers
- Credit Scores: What's the Score?
Managing Debt
Includes:
- Home Ownership: Cribs – How Do I Get Mine?
- Auto Loans: Getting Wheels
- How to Finance a College Education: Big Expense, Bigger Payoff!
- Managing Your Debt: How Much is Too Much?
Financial Planning
Includes:
- Budgeting: How to Live on Your Own and Not Move Home in a Week
- Taxes: Who’s FICA, and Why Does He Get Part of My Paycheck?
- Retirement Plans: Saving for Retirement – It’s Never Too Early to Start!
Insurance
Includes:
- Health Insurance: My Broken Leg Costs How Much?!
- Automobile Insurance: Keeping Your Wheels – and You – Rolling!
- Homeowner’s Insurance: Home Sweet Home
Investments
Includes:
- Investment Alternatives: Making it on the Street – Wall Street!
- Stocks and Bonds: Money for Nothin’ and Bucks for Free
Money and Banking
Includes:
- Time Value of Money: Time is Money!
- Savings and Checking Accounts: Banking 101
- Bank Reconciliation: What Do You Mean I’m Overdrawn? There Are Still Checks in My Checkbook!