Authors: Todd Knowlton and Paul Gray

Math for Financial Literacy prepares your students for the real world. Written specifically for teens, Math for Financial Literacy provides instruction for relevant math concepts that students can easily relate to their daily lives. In Math for Financial Literacy, students learn how to apply basic math concepts to the tasks they will use in the real world, including earning a paycheck, managing a bank account, using credit cards, and creating a budget. Other practical topics are presented to help students become financially capable and responsible.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Math for Financial Literacy, 1st Edition

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Earning Money and Getting Paid
• • 1 - Ways to Earn Money
  • 2 - Understanding Your Paycheck
  • 3 - Income Taxes
• Unit 2 Banking, Purchasing, and Budgeting
• • 4 - Banking Basics
  • 5 - Making Purchases
  • 6 - Budgeting
• Unit 3 Credit, Debt, and Major Purchases
• • 7 - Credit Cards
  • 8 - Loans
  • 9 - Housing
  • 10 - Automobiles
• Unit 4 Building and Protecting Wealth
• • 11 - Building Wealth
  • 12 - Insurance
  • 13 - Financial Planning
• Financial Literacy Simulation: Stages of Life Project
• Selected Answers
• Glossary
• Index