How do our personal financial habits affect our financial future? How can we make smart decisions with our money in the areas of saving, spending, and investing? How can we honor God with our finances? This course introduces students to basic financial habits, such as setting financial goals, budgeting, and creating financial plans. Students learn more about topics such as taxation, financial institutions, credit, giving, and money management.

The course also addresses how occupations and educational choices can influence personal financial planning, as well as how individuals can protect themselves from identity theft. Students explore how to honor God with their money as they seek to be wise stewards of the precious resources he has blessed them with.

This course is approved by the University of California.