Financial Literacy 20, 30
Financial Literacy 20, 30 homepage Outcomes & Indicators Resources

Course Configurations

Financial Literacy 20

Financial Literacy 30

Suggested Modules for Middle-Level PAA Survey Courses

← FINL6B
FINL7A →
FINL6C
Module 6C: Budgeting - Applying Personal Spending Plans (Optional)
Suggested Time: 5-7 hours
Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Module 5 and 6B
Outcome
Create and evaluate a fictional or confidential personal spending plan.
Indicators
(a) Create and implement a spending plan based on a fictional scenario or confidential personal plan.
(b) Compare the financial implications of different post-secondary education and training or work options.
(c) Create a spending plan that projects an individual’s income and expenses for a minimum of three to five years following high school.
(d) Discuss the impact of changing circumstances (e.g., moving, employment, unemployment, underemployment, economic conditions and lifestyle choices) on a spending plan.
(e) Discuss reasons why adjustments to income and expenses for a personal spending plan may be necessary.
(f) Modify an existing spending plan to account for changing conditions.
(g) Reflect on the effectiveness of a spending plan and suggest adjustments to achieve changing and evolving goals.
← FINL6B
FINL7A →
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Resources
R009210
Personal Finance for Canadians(6th ed.)
This book encompasses many topics to assist with organizing finances. Topics include spending less, saving more, building wealth and protecting your wealth. It contains tips, facts and tables to further explain the concepts presented. There are also sections on financial goal setting, understanding investment and insurance choices, and selecting a financial planner. There is a table of contents and an index to help locate specific content.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $19.99
canadiancontent
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Record posted/updated: February 8, 2022
R008666
MyMoneyCoach
This free website is sponsored by the Credit Counselling Society in Canada. It offers articles and webinars on topics related to financial literacy. There is a downloadable teacher guide designed for middle years that can be adapted for the high school setting. Also included are calculators and tools to help with budgeting, calculating interest earnings, and determining financial requirements for post-secondary education, car loans, loans, mortgages and retirement. It also has an accelerated payment calculator.
(More information)
Links :
Website
Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
free
canadiancontent
Record posted/updated: February 8, 2022
R007555
Money and Youth: A Guide to Financial Literacy

This Canadian textbook supports the Financial Literacy curriculum and provides information at a suitable introductory level. The resource is organized under six headings for a total of 15 modules. The headings include: Goals, Values and Decision-making; Getting and Earning Money; Spending Money and Taking Control; Borrowing Money and Using Credit; Saving and Investing Money; and Protecting Assets and Planning for the Future.

The resource includes:

  • Student Guide, English or French, free online PDF version or hard copies can be ordered at a minimal fee
  • Teacher's Guide, English or French, free online version
 
(More information)
Links :
Click here: Money and Youth, Website
Media and Formats : Book Document
Price : Free PDF or print copies at a minimal fee.
canadiancontent
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Record posted/updated: October 2, 2024
R009186
Budgeting 101: From Getting Out of Debt and Tracking Expenses to Setting Financial Goals and Building Your Savings, Your Essential Guide to Budgeting
This resource provides practical ideas for creating a budget and designing a plan for financial security. Topics include: What a Budget Is (and Isn't), Setting Your Financial Goals, Take Charge of Debt and Budget Rebuilding Events.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $21.99
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Record posted/updated: March 21, 2022
R104137
Enriched Academy
This online portal with Canadian content is accessible through a paid subscription. It delivers a series of over 60 sequenced video lessons and more than 150 quizzes and assessments on topics related to financial literacy. It includes an interactive online platform, webinars, calculators and tools for students to use to learn more on topics such as credit, saving for retirement, the stock market, TFSA, RRSP and taxes, money myths and careers.
Links :
Website
Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
free
canadiancontent
Record posted/updated: February 8, 2022
R105125
Personal Finance(9th Canadian ed.)

This Canadian textbook is divided into five parts:

  • Planning Your Personal Finances
  • Managing Your Personal Finances
  • Insuring Your Assets
  • Investing Your Financial Resources
  • Controlling Your Financial Future

The resource contains case studies, concept checks, assignments and assessment examples.

There are four purchase options:

  • eBook
    • eBook only (online version of textbook)
  • Connect 
    • eBook, homework, adaptive assignments and study tools
  • Connect and print text
    • eBook, homework, adaptive assignments and study tools
    • printed textbook
  • Print text
    • printed textbook only
(More information)
Links :
McGraw Hill Website
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See website
canadiancontent
Record posted/updated: August 8, 2024