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Lessons in Practical Money Management - Covered Topics
Banking
- Types of financial institutions
- Types of deposit accounts
- Services associated with accounts
- Using, managing, and reconciling accounts (with exercises)
- Understanding interest
- How to choose a financial institution (with exercises)
Credit
- What is credit
- Credit terms and definitions
- Paying interest as a borrower
- Credit cards (terms and fees, choosing credit cards)
- Overdraft protection
- Loans
- Managing credit
Budgeting
- What is budgeting
- Essential and discretionary spending
- Fixed and variable, regular and irregular expenses
- Handling irregular expenses
- Monitoring your spending
- Keeping your budget on track
Recordkeeping
- Recordkeeping in real life
- Which documents to keep, which to throw away
- Where to keep important documents
- Security for important records and information
Protecting Your Money
- Protection in the "Bricks and Mortar" world
- Protection in the "Bricks and Clicks" world
- Protection in the online world
- Identity theft
- Monitoring your credit report
Other Topics
- Turning 18
- Working
- Filing tax returns
- Insurance
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