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Money 101: Money Matters ($101 4-7-25)


Description
Love it or hate it, we all use money. But what is it and how do we know where to spend it? This course will cover the basic principles of money. You will have the opportunity to practice everyday money tasks and choices.

This course will run from 4/7 - 5/11/25
Seminars will meet on Monday and Wednesday from 3:30-4:30E

Instructor: Sara Brown, sbrown@pslstrive.org

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify and name the different types of coins and bills.
2. Count money and make change accurately.
3. Distinguish between needs and wants.
4. Practice prioritizing where you spend your money.
5. Recognize strategies to reduce costs when spending and purchasing.
6. Identify short and long-term money goals.

Start Date: 04/07/2025 End Date: 05/11/2025

Content
  • Course Homepage
  • Course Overview
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-In)
  • Seminar Information
  • Weekly Seminars
  • Unit 1: Intro to Money (how do you pay, Id coins and bills, practicing sorting)
  • Unit 1 Introduction
  • What is Money?
  • Coins & Bills
  • Practice Sorting
  • Rounding & Estimating
  • How Do You Pay?
  • Optional: Practice and Improve Your Addition Skills
  • Optional: Practice and Improve Your Subtraction Skills
  • UNIT 2: Needs & Wants
  • Unit 2 Introduction
  • Needs & Wants
  • Need-Wants
  • Stop. Think. Choose.
  • What Do You Choose?
  • Super Excellent Gameshow Fun: Need, Want, Need-Want, & Choice!
  • UNIT 3: Prioritizing
  • Unit 3 Introduction
  • Priorities
  • Prioritizing Needs Over Wants
  • Practice
  • Practice!
  • More Practice!
  • UNIT 4: Spending & Purchasing
  • Unit 4 Introduction
  • Is Cash Still King?
  • Spending & Purchasing
  • Saving on Purchases
  • Comparison Shopping
  • Borrow (or rent)
  • Tipping
  • UNIT 5: Money Goals big versus little items, can have want as goal/priorti needs
  • Unit 5 Introduction
  • Money Goals
  • Short or Long Term (Time) Goals?
  • SMART Goals
  • Your Money Goals
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-Out)
  • Congratulations! You have completed the course. Please provide us with feedback.
  • Upcoming Courses
  • This unit is locked until 10/28/21 100d
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Unit 1 Introduction, Is Cash Still King?, Needs & Wants, Unit 2 Introduction, Unit 3 Introduction, How Do You Pay?, Money Goals, Unit 4 Introduction, Rounding & Estimating, Super Excellent Gameshow Fun: Need, Want, Need-Want, & Choice!, Prioritizing Needs Over Wants, Practice Sorting, Unit 5 Introduction, Stop. Think. Choose., Comparison Shopping, Coins & Bills"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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