STEP 4: Read and become familiar with the book MONEY: What Financial “Experts” Will Never Tell You as a teacher resource.

Teacher Use

This book is not intended to be used as a “student textbook.” It should be used primarily as an important teacher resource. Teachers should plan to read the entire book either before teaching the course or concurrently with corresponding lesson plans.

The Introduction and Chapters 1-10 of the book correspond with the Overview and Units 1-10 of the teacher's GFL Curriculum binder.

Student Use

It is recommended that certain sections of the book be assigned to students to help them grasp important concepts; the first two chapters of the book may be downloaded in PDF format after registering for a free account on www.moneymastery.com.

Suggested Reading Assignments

Overview, Lesson 3	p. 22 – “The Time/Value of Money”
Unit 1, Lesson 2:	p. 15 – “Consumerism: Caving in to Relentless Media Hype”
Unit 1, Lesson 7:	p. 31 – Chapter 1 “Spending is Emotional” (entire chapter)
Unit 2, Lesson 3:	p. 46-48 (mid page) – “The Difference Between Budgeting and Tracking” p. 40 – “Stan and Arlene Harbrecht” case study
Unit 4, Lesson 1:	p. 91 – “The Peter Jeppson Story”
Unit 5, Lesson 1:	p. 99-101 (mid page) – “Financial Games of Choice” p. 106-112 – “Not Wanting to Do First Things First” / “The Credit Card Game”
Unit 7, Lesson 1:	p. 134-135 – “Principle 7: Always Look at the Big Picture”
Unit 9, Lesson 1:	p. 175 – Chapter 9 “Understand Taxation” (entire chapter)
Unit 9, Lesson 2:	p. 221-222 – “Why You Should Start a Home-based Business” p. 228-229 (mid page) – “The Risks of Not Starting a Business” p. 219 – Part II: Tax Strategies (entire second part of book)
Unit 10, Lesson 1:	p. 199 – Chapter 10 “Put Money in Motion to Create More Money” (entire chapter)

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