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What Homeschool High School Financial Literacy Should Include

What Homeschool High School Financial Literacy Should Include

We were asked what homeschool high school Financial Literacy should include. What Homeschool High School Financial Literacy Should Include Consumer Math is not the same as Financial Literacy. While Consumer Math has some important basic financial information, it is only the minimum. In order to truly have your homeschool high schoolers prepared for life, they…

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Homeschool Consumer Math Often Misses the Mark

  Consumer Math used to be almost a throw-away course. It’s what we decided to cover for a non-college-bound teen, a kid who needed one more Math credit on the homeschool transcript. It was supposed to be easy-peasy, mostly obvious stuff, with a few amortization tables thrown in and some practice keeping a checkbook. I…

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The Difference between Consumer Math and Financial Literacy

The Difference Between Consumer Math and Financial Literacy

A number of homeschooling parents have asked us to explain the difference between Consumer Math and Financial Literacy. The Difference Between Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Our homeschool high schoolers were required to earn a Consumer Math credit for their homeschool transcripts. We think that is an excellent idea because we remember the financial disasters…

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