Money Matters
Money Matters explores various avenues of personal finance. We will learn the basic principles of money management, investing, insurance, budgeting as well as other concepts and we will delve deeply into some of these. This is an exciting course that should be a staple of every students' learning.
Money Matters explores various avenues of personal finance. We will learn the basic principles of money management, investing, insurance, budgeting as well as other concepts and we will delve deeply into some of these. This is an exciting course that should be a staple of every students' learning.
The Texas Personal Finance Challenge
Competencies Covered:
Competencies Covered:
- Financial Responsibility and Decision Making
- Income and Careers
- Planning and Money Management
- Credit and Debt
- Risk Management and Insurance
- Saving and Investing
"The stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient."- Warren Buffett
Video: How do you stack up to the average american financially?
Video: Predatory Car Loans... Like the housing market bubble but on wheels.
Video: How do you stack up to the average american financially?
Video: Predatory Car Loans... Like the housing market bubble but on wheels.
Economic Links
American Economic Association from the American Economic Association's website, access to journal information, including economic education.
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The official website for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Deep in information, history, policy and character, this website offers direct access to how US monetary decisions are made and instituted.
Boston Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Department of Commerce The official Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Department of Commerce website. You can find gross domestic product and personal income by US, US regions and states, international currency market transactions, and input-output data by industry among many other economic indicators.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US Department of Commerce The official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US Department of Commerce website. You can find price indexes for the US and US regions, earnings by industry, employment and unemployment, productivity and working conditions data among many other economic indicators.Bureau of the Public Debt An interesting site where you immediately find the exact amount of the US federal debt and other interesting facts regarding the debt.Dallas Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.Foundation for Teaching Economics The Foundation for Teaching Economics. The FTE offers high school teachers and high school students FREE high quality internet courses that qualify for graduate level or high school credit.International Monetary Fund The official website for the International Monetary Fund. You can find policies, data and commentary on the world's leading international country financing organization.Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.National Association of Economic Educators The official website for the National Association of Economic Educators.Council on Economic Education The official National Council on Economic Education website, rich in materials and information.
New York Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Outline of the U.S. Economy Provides a very good elementary overview of the US economy written in non-technical language.
PBS A rich and detailed site based on the 1998 book by Daniel Yergin and the PBS series The Commanding Heights. The story tracks the development of free market ideas and related events during the past 100 years of world history. The site provides a fascinating, authoritative and enjoyable excursion into economics, politics and history, including interviews with notable economists and world leaders.
Philidelphia Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Texas Council on Economics Education The Texas Council on Economics Education seeks to help all students develop an economic way of thinking and problem solving useful in their lives as knowledgeable consumers, prudent savers, informed investors, workforce members, responsible citizens, and global economy participants.
Texas Education Association For Texas teachers, this website provides good information about the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) requirements for social studies, including economics.
Texas Workforce Commission An official State of Texas website. You can find a wide variety of labor market information, much of it based on BEA methods for the State of Texas, its regions and counties.
The World Bank The official website of the World Bank which was created to aid developing countries. You will find global data, policies and position papers on a wide variety of topics, including economics, sustainable environments, international trade and many others.
American Economic Association from the American Economic Association's website, access to journal information, including economic education.
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The official website for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Deep in information, history, policy and character, this website offers direct access to how US monetary decisions are made and instituted.
Boston Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Department of Commerce The official Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Department of Commerce website. You can find gross domestic product and personal income by US, US regions and states, international currency market transactions, and input-output data by industry among many other economic indicators.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US Department of Commerce The official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US Department of Commerce website. You can find price indexes for the US and US regions, earnings by industry, employment and unemployment, productivity and working conditions data among many other economic indicators.Bureau of the Public Debt An interesting site where you immediately find the exact amount of the US federal debt and other interesting facts regarding the debt.Dallas Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.Foundation for Teaching Economics The Foundation for Teaching Economics. The FTE offers high school teachers and high school students FREE high quality internet courses that qualify for graduate level or high school credit.International Monetary Fund The official website for the International Monetary Fund. You can find policies, data and commentary on the world's leading international country financing organization.Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.National Association of Economic Educators The official website for the National Association of Economic Educators.Council on Economic Education The official National Council on Economic Education website, rich in materials and information.
New York Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Outline of the U.S. Economy Provides a very good elementary overview of the US economy written in non-technical language.
PBS A rich and detailed site based on the 1998 book by Daniel Yergin and the PBS series The Commanding Heights. The story tracks the development of free market ideas and related events during the past 100 years of world history. The site provides a fascinating, authoritative and enjoyable excursion into economics, politics and history, including interviews with notable economists and world leaders.
Philidelphia Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve System regional bank websites provide deep and rich monetary system and economic information for public and educational use.
Texas Council on Economics Education The Texas Council on Economics Education seeks to help all students develop an economic way of thinking and problem solving useful in their lives as knowledgeable consumers, prudent savers, informed investors, workforce members, responsible citizens, and global economy participants.
Texas Education Association For Texas teachers, this website provides good information about the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) requirements for social studies, including economics.
Texas Workforce Commission An official State of Texas website. You can find a wide variety of labor market information, much of it based on BEA methods for the State of Texas, its regions and counties.
The World Bank The official website of the World Bank which was created to aid developing countries. You will find global data, policies and position papers on a wide variety of topics, including economics, sustainable environments, international trade and many others.