Class 2: Money and Its Uses

EQ – Why might you choose to invest money rather than spend it?

1. Activator – History of money and common transactions
2. Uses of Money 
3. Opportunity Cost
4. Cooperative Pairs – Compare Savings Accounts
5. TOD – 1/4 sheet – Answer the EQ

Class 1: Introduction to Investing Opportunities

EQ – Why is it import to understand the costs of living?

1. Syllabus
2. Activator: Realistic Budget Activity
3. Discussion – Opportunity Cost, Emergency Fund
4. CP – Describe when someone in your group has experienced a financial choice. What did you do and why did you do it?
5. TOD – Answer the EQ and explain how opportunity cost can affect our saving decisions.