Description

This personal finance lesson will teach students the importance of saving and emergency funds and setting short, medium, and long-term savings goals. They’ll also learn to calculate the amount they’ll need to save each month to meet their goals.

This lesson includes Google Slides, a guided notes worksheet for students, a self-checking practice circuit worksheet, and answer keys!

Topics covered in this lesson:

• The importance of saving to avoid debt
• Saving an emergency fund for unexpected expenses
• Discerning when it is appropriate to draw from an emergency fund
• Setting short, medium, and long-term savings goals for future needs
• Calculating the amount that needs to be saved from each paycheck to meet a savings goal

**The Google Slides included in this resource are not editable.**