Course Title: Becoming An Accountant
Number of Credits: 2 Credits (30hours)
Objectives
Here are the four concepts that will change how you see money forever:
| LEARN CONCEPT 1: Saving money reaps rewards in the future.
This sounds obvious, yet most people never do it. The student who saves $50 a month from age 16 will have over $600 by graduation. Invested wisely, that seed grows. Know this concept and practice it, and you will win big. LEARN CONCEPT 2: Spending money on things that make money is called investing. Jake (you’ll meet him in Chapter 7) bought a truck and a commercial mower with his savings, not sneakers. That purchase made him more money. Spending on things that earn you MORE money is the single biggest difference between the wealthy and everyone else. Know this concept and you will win big. LEARN CONCEPT 3: A Profit & Loss (P&L) report shows you whether you are winning or losing with money. If you track what comes in and what goes out, you will never be surprised by an empty bank account. Every business uses a P&L. Every finance professional read one. You will too, by the end of this course. LEARN CONCEPT 4: A little discipline on your finances today creates long-term freedom. Jake summed it up perfectly at his graduation party. When asked what was the best thing he bought with his savings, he said: “Freedom. I bought freedom.” Discipline is not about being cheap. It is about being in control. |
Course Overview
The 3 Ms of Finance, A Letter to Students
| Dear Future Finance Rockstar,
Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to have money while others are always broken, even when they earn the same amount? The answer is not luck. It is not talent. It is not even how much you earn. It is three simple things: |
| M1
MAKE Money Earn it, jobs, side hustles, businesses |
M2
MANAGE Money Budget, save, track every dollar |
M3
MULTIPLY Money Invest, make your money work for you |
| 👩🏫 TEACHER TIP
When speaking to high schoolers, don’t try to push every concept at once. Keep it simple and come back to these 3 M’s again and again. The lemonade stand, the grass-cutting business, and the newspaper route help make these concepts practical and real. If students remember only one thing from this course, let it be: Make, Manage, multiply. |
Finance is About Mastering CONCEPTS, Not Memorizing Formulas
This course is built around a powerful idea: the person who understands a few core financial concepts, and actually applies them, will outperform someone who memorized every formula in the textbook but never put them to use.
Course Outline
Welcome, The 3 Ms of Finance, A Letter to Students 3
Chapter 1, Money 101, Understanding Your Own Finances 5
Chapter 2, The Language of Finance, Key Accounting Concepts 7
Chapter 3, Real-World Scenarios, Finance on the Job 9
Chapter 4, The Finance Career, Jobs, Descriptions & Career Path 12
Chapter 5, Getting Hired (Or not!), Resumes & What Goes Wrong 14
Chapter 6, Your Roadmap, Education, Courses & Next Steps 16
Chapter 7, Taking the Pathway Untrodden, Smart Stories of Young Winners 18
Description of Activities
- Read through the lesson content and watch the videos
- Take short quizzes
- Complete a writing assignment to reflect on your own interest and skill set as related to the career pathway being considered in this lesson.
- Post written responses in a forum
