Download Intro to Personal Finance

Aim: How does personal
finance apply to you?
Do Now: Handout
Personal Finance
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Spending, saving and investing
your money so that goals can be
achieved.
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What are your goals?
GOAL: A result that one is attempting to achieve
Per$onal Finance
GENERAL GOALS
$ Live desired lifestyle
$ Have financial security
SPECIFIC GOALS
$ Buying a car
$ Getting a college education
$ Buying a house
Goals will reflect your Values
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Values: the beliefs and principles that
are important to you
Importance of
Personal Finance Planning
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You will know how to use money to
achieve your goals
You will know what to do to become
financially secure (having enough
money to live your desired lifestyle)
You will have less of a chance of
getting into more debt than you can
handle