Personal Finance is based on the Missouri Personal Finance Competencies and provides students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about real-world financial issues. This course prepares students to navigate personal and professional financial responsibilities with confidence.
Students will explore how financial choices influence career options, future earning potential, and lifestyle decisions. Instruction emphasizes applying decision-making skills to evaluate career pathways, set personal and financial goals, and plan for long-term success.
Course content focuses on developing responsible financial habits, including wise spending, saving, budgeting, investing, and credit management. Students will learn how to effectively use income, manage risk, and make sound financial decisions that support personal financial stability and success.
Personal Finance equips students with practical, lifelong skills and fulfills the graduation requirement for financial literacy.