Introduction to Personal Finance: Beginning Your Financial Journey

Every financial decision we make impacts our lives. Introduction to Personal Finance: Beginning Your Financial Journey is designed to help students avoid early financial mistakes and provide tools needed to secure a strong foundation for the future. Using engaging visuals and a modular approach, instructors can easily customize their course to topics that matter most to their students. This course empowers students to define their personal values and make smart financial decisions that help them achieve their goals.

1. Beginning Your Financial Journey: The Interior Finance Point of View
2. Tools for Your Financial Journey
3. Earnings and Income: The Building Blocks of Your Financial Journey
4. Personal Taxation
5. Checking Accounts, Credit Scores and Credit Cards
6. Loans and Housing Decisions
7. The Foundation of Savings
8. Investments
9. Risk Management: The Role of Insurance
10. Planning for the Long-Term Future: Retirement and End-of-Life Directives