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Money 102: Money Management (4/26 1p $102)


Description
Take the next step towards financial literacy! This is our second course in our money series, extending learning completed in our Money 101: Money Matters course. Students will identify income and expenses, estimate item costs, explore online banking and build a basic budget!

To Enroll, students must have taken STRIVE WorldWIDE’s Money 101 course or an equivalent.


This course will run from 4/6 - 5/10/2026
Seminars will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays 1-2p

Instructor: Michelle Roy, MRoy@pslstrive.org

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

Understand where their money comes from: benefits, pay, allowance
Define and Identify income, expenses and debt
Estimate items costs
Read an online bank statement comparing credits and debits
Explain the difference between a bank and a credit union
Write a check and identify the parts of a check
Create a basic budget

Start Date: 04/06/2026 End Date: 05/10/2026

Content
  • This course is locked until the first day of class. 100d
  • Course Homepage
  • Course Information
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-In)
  • Seminar Information
  • Weekly Seminars
  • Unit 1: Does Money Grown On Trees?
  • Unit 1 Introduction
  • What is Money Management?
  • Keep Private Things Private: Public, Private, Secure
  • Benefits, Pay, Or Allowance?
  • Needs & Wants
  • Income & Expenses
  • Resources
  • Where Does Your Money Come From?
  • UNIT 2: How Much Does It Cost?
  • Unit 2 Introduction
  • Being An Informed Consumer
  • Houses & Hoagies: Which Costs More?
  • Debt Disaster
  • Debt Disaster Part 2
  • Cost & Credit Cards
  • UNIT 3: Banking On It
  • Unit 3 Introduction
  • Choosing a Bank & Different Services
  • Opening an Account
  • Writing Checks & Balancing a Checking Account
  • Banking: In Person & Online
  • How Do You Bank?
  • UNIT 4: Budget Basics
  • Unit 4 Introduction
  • What Is A Budget?
  • Income & Expenses With Assignment
  • Savings and Long Term Budget Goal
  • Optional: Practice and Improve Your Addition Skills
  • Optional: Practice and Improve Your Subtraction Skills
  • SMART Goals
  • How Much Did You Spend?
  • UNIT 5: Building A Budget
  • Unit 5 Introduction
  • Budgeting An Allowance
  • The 50/30/20 Rule
  • Budgeting Your Income Using the 50/30/20 Rule
  • Tracking Spending
  • Budget Practice
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-Out)
  • Congratulations! You have completed the course. Please provide us with feedback.
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "How Much Did You Spend?, Writing Checks & Balancing a Checking Account, Banking: In Person & Online, How Do You Bank?, Unit 4 Introduction, What Is A Budget?, Income & Expenses With Assignment, Savings and Long Term Budget Goal, SMART Goals, Opening an Account, Unit 5 Introduction, Budgeting An Allowance, The 50/30/20 Rule, Budgeting Your Income Using the 50/30/20 Rule, Tracking Spending, Budget Practice, 20 Questions Game (Check-Out), Unit 2 Introduction, Unit 1 Introduction, What is Money Management?, Keep Private Things Private: Public, Private, Secure, Benefits, Pay, Or Allowance?, Needs & Wants, Income & Expenses, Resources, Where Does Your Money Come From?, 20 Questions Game (Check-In), Being An Informed Consumer, Houses & Hoagies: Which Costs More?, Debt Disaster, Debt Disaster Part 2, Cost & Credit Cards, Unit 3 Introduction, Choosing a Bank & Different Services"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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