Explore the importance of protection against potential financial loss.
Teacher Guide included.
2-3 hours
Examine the processes for purchasing insurance policies and for filing insurance claims.
Teacher Guide included.
2-3 hours
Examine the concept of interest.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
"Personal Finance program teaches students in grades 9-12 personal money management skills including the key elements of personal finance such as spending wisely, budgeting, saving, investing and using credit."You can contact your local Junior Achievement (JA) to offer this course or you can enrol as a teacher and have your students complete it under your direction. This can also be accessed by a student or parent as well (with a free account).
Gamified tax literacy courses are now freely available for Canadian students and teachers on the ChatterHigh platform. Demystify taxes and boost confidence in youth so they can do taxes on their own with these 7 gamified online courses by the Canadian Revenue Agency. Course titles include: Starting to Work, Preparing to Do Your Taxes, Completing a Basic Tax Return, After Sending the CRA Your Tax Return and Purpose of Taxes. Students will earn a certificate of achievement for completing the Completing a Basic Tax Return course. By seeing examples of tax slips and tax returns, as well as walking through the steps of completing a basic tax return, students will tain the tools they need to confidently do their taxes on their own.
Explore career options to support one's desired lifestyle goals.
Teacher Guide included.
2-3 hours
Evaluate the viability of one’s chosen career to support one’s desired future lifestyle.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
Apply the concept of net worth to various scenarios.
Teacher Guide Included
3-5 hours
Explore the process of obtaining credit including the role of down payments and credit calculations.
Teacher Guide included
7-10 hours
In The Payoff game, play the role of Alex or Jess, two up-and-coming video bloggers who are preparing for a life-changing video competition while managing their finances and handling unexpected events. In the immersive game, developed by Visa, help Alex and Jess make smart financial decisions within the tight three-day deadline and complete their video for the competition.
Examine the components of a pay stub.
Assess the financial, ethical and legal implications associated with different methods of paying for work.
Teacher Guide included.
6-10 hours
Examine the principles of saving money.
Teacher Guide included.
1-3 hours
Differentiate between saving and investing.
Teacher Guide included.
1-2 hours
Investigate taxes paid by individuals in Saskatchewan.
Teacher Guide included.
5-8 hours
for development of OA
Investigate various types of credit and credit products available to individuals.
Teacher Guide included.
7-10 hours
Most people worry exclusively about aspects such as potential returns and fail to take asset liquidity into consideration when deciding whether or not to invest in certain assets.
Through this video, I did my best to explain what the liquidity of an asset means and why it's important to think about how you're going to sell before deciding whether or not to buy :)
I've also analyzed the liquidity of various asset classes: the liquidity of stocks, the liquidity of bonds, the liquidity of real estate, the liquidity of art and antiques, the liquidity of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as well as the liquidity of domains and websites.
Educational animation about credit card debt - part of a series about basic money management for students. These clips were made to complement talks given by comedian James Cunningham. (The character in the cartoon is indeed a real guy)
One of the basic calculations that you should be able to do is figuring out your Net Worth. Once you can do that, you can start to monitor it over time to help see how well you are managing your finances.