Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course

    • Welcome to the course - a message from Dr. Barnard
  • 2

    Economics - What is money and where does it come from?

    • Historical Types of Currency - Barter System

    • Bartering 101 Girl Scout Cookie Edition

    • Barter or not

    • What is the value?

    • Debasing of coins and inflation

    • Fiat System and The Federal Reserve

    • Fiat Currency

    • World Reserve Currency

    • Can you identify this foreign currency?

    • Taxes (Public Goods)

    • Economic Systems

    • Calculating Taxes
  • 3

    Spending, Saving, Budgeting and Banking

    • Buying a home versus renting a home

    • Calculating Mortgages

    • Paying off a mortgage

    • Buying a Car Versus Leasing a Car

    • The difference between spending and investing (and saving)

    • Budgeting

    • Managing Checking and Debit Cards

    • Sample bank ledger

    • Writing a check and filling out a ledger
  • 4

    Investing in your future

    • Stocks and Mutual Funds

    • Real Estate - Commercial and Residential

    • Commodities - Gold, Silver, oil, crypto currency

    • Credit Cards

    • Should you charge it on a credit card?
  • 5

    A deep dive into the stock market

    • Financial Statements

    • An overview of how to research a Company using Google and Yahoo Finance

    • Insurance and annuities