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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: What is financial literacy? 

Lecture video: Why is financial literacy important? 

Suggested

Why Learning Money Early Matters | A Real Story from the Louisiana Bayou  

Practice quiz: What is financial literacy?  

Practice quiz: Why is financial literacy important?  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Needs and wants 

Lecture video: Common financial decisions 

Lecture video: Practical saving techniques 

Lecture video: Emergency fund 

Suggested

Needs vs Wants: The Financial Trap Many Fall Into  

Practice quiz: Needs and wants  

Practice quiz: Common financial decisions  

Practice quiz: Practical saving techniques  

Practice quiz: Emergency fund  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Create a monthly budget 

Lecture video: Using apps or spreadsheets for budgeting 

Lecture video: Importance of saving 

Lecture video: Short-term and long-term savings goals 

Suggested

The Hidden Cost of Everyday Spending  

Practice quiz: Create a monthly budget  

Practice quiz: Using apps or spreadsheets for budgeting  

Practice quiz: Importance of saving  

Practice quiz: Short-term and long-term savings goals  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Track and categorize expenses 

Lecture video: Fixed and variable costs 

Suggested

A College Student’s Guide to Fixed and Variable Expenses  

Practice quiz: Track and categorize expenses  

Practice quiz: Fixed and variable costs  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Types of bank accounts 

Lecture video: How banks and credit unions operate 

Lecture video: How to avoid common banking fees 

Lecture video: Online and mobile banking 

Suggested

Special Report: Understanding Bank Accounts  

Practice quiz: Types of bank accounts  

Practice quiz: How banks and credit unions operate  

Practice quiz: How to avoid common banking fees  

Practice quiz: Online and mobile banking  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Credit and debt 

Lecture video: Credit cards, loans and student loans 

Lecture video: Impact of interest rates and minimum payments 

Lecture video: Risks of high interest debt 

Suggested

The Hidden Danger of Credit Cards and High Interest Debt  

The Payday Loan Trap: How Easy Money Turns Into Lifelong Debt  

Practice quiz: Credit and debt  

Practice quiz: Credit cards, loans and student loans  

Practice quiz: Impact of interest rates and minimum payments  

Practice quiz: Risks of high interest debt  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: What is a credit score is and how is it calculated? 

Lecture video: Role of credit reports 

Lecture video: Behaviors that build or harm credit score 

Lecture video: How to check and monitor credit 

Suggested

Credit Scores Explained: What Everyone Should Know  

Practice quiz: What is a credit score is and how is it calculated?  

Practice quiz: Role of credit reports  

Practice quiz: Behaviors that build or harm credit score  

Practice quiz: How to check and monitor credit  

The content for the midterm includes Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Purpose of investing 

Lecture video: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs 

Suggested

What Is a Stock? A Simple Explanation for Beginners  

What Is a Bond? A Simple Explanation for Beginners  

Lecture notes: Financial basics  

Practice quiz: Purpose of investing  

Practice quiz: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Risk vs. return 

Suggested

Risk vs Return: A Simple Explanation for Beginners  

Practice quiz: Risk vs. return  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Interest and compounding 

Suggested

Compound Interest: From One Chicken to a Whole Farm  

From $100 a Month to $760,000: The Power of Compound Interest  

Practice quiz: Interest and compounding  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Federal and private student loans 

Lecture video: Repayment terms and interest accrual 

Lecture video: Minimizing loan debt 

Lecture video: Cost-benefit of borrowing for education 

Suggested

Borrowing for College: The Decisions That Follow You for Years  

Practice quiz: Federal and private student loans  

Practice quiz: Repayment terms and interest accrual  

Practice quiz: Minimizing loan debt  

Practice quiz: Cost-benefit of borrowing for education  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Basics of federal and state income taxes 

Lecture video: Paycheck - gross pay, net pay and deductions 

Lecture video: Key tax forms - W-2, 1099 

Lecture video: Tax planning 

Suggested

The Tax Story: Understanding Income Taxes and Your Paycheck  

Practice quiz: Basics of federal and state income taxes  

Practice quiz: Paycheck: gross pay, net pay and deductions  

Practice quiz: Key tax forms: W-2, 1099  

Practice quiz: Tax planning  

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Short- and long-term financial goals 

Lecture video: Retirement savings - 401K, IRA 

Lecture video: Role of insurance in financial planning 

Lecture video: Personal financial action plan 

Suggested

Why Insurance Matters: Protecting Your Financial Future  

Practice quiz: Short- and long-term financial goals  

Practice quiz: Retirement savings: 401K, IRA  

Practice quiz: Role of insurance in financial planning  

Practice quiz: Personal financial action plan  

The content for the final exam includes Modules 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.