Introduction to Personal Finance

Course Fees:

Co-op Members $85, including workbook, for the semester

Empower students to manage money with wisdom and purpose in this yearlong course grounded in the timeless principles of Crown Financial Ministries. Students will learn practical skills in budgeting, saving, giving, debt management, and goal setting through engaging lessons and real-life applications. Emphasizing personal responsibility and biblical stewardship, this course helps teens build confidence and character as they prepare for financial independence.

This course will cover multiple topics related to personal finances including how to write a check, keep

track of your personal spending/saving, giving to others (besides what your family has given you to put in

the children’s offering plate), introduction to taxes, your first paycheck/first job. Students will have

required homework during the week, which will be reviewed and discussed in the following class. The

homework supports the in class learning and and is essential to determining the students personal

understanding of the material.

This class is geared towards high school and upper middle school students. The goal is to present serious

material with a sense of humor. Students who have no interest should not be signed up for the course, as

focus and attention to detail will be important to understanding the course material.

Those who fail to complete their coursework 3 times will be removed from the class without a refund of

class fees.

Required materials:

Discovering Gods Way of Handling Money Teen Study Workbook

available from shop.crown.org

pencil/s

notebook/binder with paper (for in class notes)

Optional materials:

calculator

graph paper (some students find the graph paper assists in keeping ledger numbers straight)

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