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Ella Thompson
Period 3 — Personal Finance
Lessons (33/33)
- How to Read a PaystubComplete
- How to Open a Bank AccountComplete
- Choosing the Right Kind of Bank Accounts for YouComplete
- Why Have Multiple Accounts?Complete
- Why Have Accounts at Multiple Banking Institutions?Complete
- Understanding Bank Fees & OverdraftsComplete
- Direct Deposit & How Your Paycheck ArrivesComplete
- Keeping Your Money Safe: FDIC Insurance & FraudComplete
- APR, APY, and the Cost of BorrowingComplete
- Secured vs. Unsecured LoansComplete
- Auto Loans and MortgagesComplete
- Payday Loans and Other High-Cost BorrowingComplete
- HELOCs and Borrowing Against Your HomeComplete
- Credit or Debit?Complete
- Credit Cards: How They Actually WorkComplete
- How to Evaluate a Credit CardComplete
- What Is a Credit Score, and How Do You Build One?Complete
- How to Be Responsible with CreditComplete
- Emergency Funds: Why They MatterComplete
- How to Create a Budget (and Stick to It)Complete
- Setting Your Savings RateComplete
- Needs vs. WantsComplete
- Saving for Goals & Sinking FundsComplete
- Retirement Accounts & the Employer MatchComplete
- Investing Basics: Putting Money to WorkComplete
- Compound Growth: Why Starting Early WinsComplete
- Roth versus TraditionalComplete
- Types of Retirement AccountsComplete
- Types of Non-Retirement Investment AccountsComplete
- DiversificationComplete
- Fees: The Cost You Never See on a BillComplete
- Market Drops and Staying InvestedComplete
- Choosing Your Investments: A FrameworkComplete
Game of Life decisions
- Round 1 · Retirement InvestingContribute 6% (full match)Related lesson: Retirement Accounts & the Employer Match
- Round 2 · Borrowing & CreditPay for it in cashRelated lesson: APR, APY, and the Cost of Borrowing
- Round 3 · Savings & Emergency FundSkip it, keep the cashRelated lesson: Emergency Funds: Why They Matter
- Round 4 · Other InvestingInvest it in an index fundRelated lesson: Investing Basics: Putting Money to Work
- Round 5 · Borrowing & CreditOpen the card, buy the laptop, pay it off in fullRelated lesson: Credit Cards: How They Actually Work
- Round 6 · Retirement InvestingIncrease retirement contributionRelated lesson: Retirement Accounts & the Employer Match
- Round 7 · Other InvestingInvest itRelated lesson: Investing Basics: Putting Money to Work
- Round 8 · Savings & Emergency FundHold onto the cashRelated lesson: Emergency Funds: Why They Matter
- Round 9 · Savings & Emergency FundRebuild your savings firstRelated lesson: Emergency Funds: Why They Matter
- Round 10 · Savings & Emergency FundSkip it, stay on planRelated lesson: Emergency Funds: Why They Matter