Students will evaluate their income sources, identify a desired purchase, and create a S.M.A.R.T. financial goal to acquire their desired purchase.

Students learn to identify the basic components of a paystub including gross pay, net pay, and deductions. With this, students can research their future net pay and identify how their salary affects their ideal future living expenses

Students will assess their personal money habits through current spending habits and define what their personal needs are.

Students will use a array of tools and practices around a range of scenarios with bank statements to better understand a variety of expense types and create their own personalized budget.

Students will understand the major types of taxes that are applied to a salary and how that changes based on factors like salary brackets and living location.