Personal Finance - Resources
Past Projects & Assignments
Major projects and assignments from this class:
- The Life, Health and Disability Insurance Simulation Project.
- The Car Insurance Simulation Project.
- The 500 Dollar Project.
- The "Buying a Car" Project.
- The "Do Something Fun for a Change" Project.
- The "Doing Your Taxes Project."
- The "Funding Higher Education" Simulation Project.
- The "Side Gigs" Project.
- Weekly Food Budget Project: This is a spreadsheet, assigned in Google Classroom.
- Other Monthly Stuff to Consider Assignment
- Utilities at the New Rental Assignment
- Renting a House in Your New Town Assignment.
- Personal Finance Life Status Sheet: This includes your job, income, car and relationship status.
- The Big Move Zipcode Spreadsheet
- The Five Years in the Future LIFE BUDGET Assignment- this is the original Google Classroom link, use your file in your Google Folder for future edits of this project!
Helpful Resources
Tools, guides, and reference materials:
- annualcreditreport.com, which is the only Federal Government authorized way to access your credit reports for free, once per year.
- Unit One Exam Study Guide - Budget Basics, complete with links to ALL lecture material.
- Some useful "online car sites": Carvana.com, Autotrader.com, Cars.com.
- Edmunds.com: Good, basic car appraisal tool.
- The Nerdwallet Car Financing Tool:
- IRS Publications: This link is set to go straight to the tax tables, but all tax forms are here, as well.
- Mr. Burkhard's Funding Higher Education Counselor Simulation: Ask any questions you want about future education plans!
- Sean Plott/ Day [9]'s Advice for College Freshmen.
- SNAGAJOB.com: A great place to find work or part time jobs in any zipcode.
- United States Zipcodes: Find information about any area of the country.
- Zillow: How to find a house to rent or buy.
External Links
Helpful websites for learning about personal finance: