Economics for Life Real World Financial Literacy
America has evolved into an ownership society. Home-buying decisions, resource allocation, debt exposure, and financial planning for the future are now left to individuals, many of whom may lack the financial understanding to evaluate and make sound decisions. Economics, with its insistence on quant...
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North Broad Press
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table Of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Your First Big Job: How to Get It
- 2. Flourishing in Your Job and Well-Being in Your Life
- 3. The Importance of Behavioral Economics
- 4. What is Money?
- 5. Analyzing Your Current Financial Situation
- 6. Budgets and Saving
- 7. Credit Cards, Auto Loans, and Other Personal Debt
- 8. Student Loans
- 9. Understanding the Time Value of Money
- 10. Banks and Financial Institutions
- 11. Buying a Home
- 12. Insurance: What Do You Need?
- 13. Investing Fundamentals
- 14. Investing in Mutual Funds
- 15. Saving for Retirement
- 16. Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy-Government Intervention in Your Life
- References