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Making and Spending Money

Making and Spending Money

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Skills Standards

SP.S.1: Create a budget based on changing individual inputs, constraints and goals.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Making and Spending Money
Students will create a system to efficiently track their expenditures using different methods.
Students adjust a budget for unexpected expenses or emergencies.
Students will identify their short-term and long-term financial goals.
Students will develop a budget to allocate current income to necessary and desired spending, including estimates for both fixed and variable expenses.

SP.S.3: Assess the impact of unexpected expenses (e.g., medical emergencies, layoffs, car accidents), and develop effective strategies for managing these expenses.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Making and Spending Money
Students will determine strategies to respond to unexpected expenses.

Knowledge Standards

SP.K.2: Analyze how management of financial resources changes at different income and wealth levels, considering budgeting, savings and expenditures.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Making and Spending Money
Students will analyze budgetary differences of two different income levels.