Consumer Awareness Module Table of Contents

Consumer Awareness Module Introduction and Project Ideas
 
Unit 1: What does it mean to be an aware consumer?
Lesson 1. What kind of consumer are you?
Learners identify their financial behaviors and short and long-term financial goals.

Lesson 2. Consumer education and saving money
Learners use a Federal Trade Commission website to find ways to save money on common expenses, then they look into other sources of consumer information.

Unit 2: Managing personal finances
Lesson 1. Creating a personal budget
Learners use pie charts and percentages to examine their personal budget.
 
Lesson 2. Making budget decisions
Learners look at considerations in major financial planning and decision-making by examining home-buying, automotive, childcare, and college education expenses.

Unit 3: Understanding Credit
Lesson 1. What is credit?
Learners look at the advantages and disadvantages of credit. They examine what is needed to qualify for credit.

Lesson 2. Debt
Learners define debt, examine how it can happen and how it can be avoided, and assess their own spending habits for risk of debt.