Hi Learners and Parents! 

In this financial literacy course, your learner will dive into dozens of topics to prepare for a life of financial success and wise decision making. Mr. Patch Kulp teaches through REAL LIFE examples to encourage REAL LIFE application... Because, after all, personal finance class provides knowledge, skills, and ideas required for LIFE!


Each class will follow a similar structure, though the weekly content will be completely different.  We will begin with a short video and introduction to establish some knowledge and vocabulary related to our topic. Then, we will work together to investigate what the topics means in our life currently and through the future. Lastly, we will do an application activity, that will give the students an opportunity to explore the topic in the real world today. 

Schedule for Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 
8/26: Mortgage vs. Rent and the Housing Market
9/2: Loans: Student Loans, Home Loans, etc.
9/9: Considering Careers and Paying for Education Beyond High School
9/16: Stock Market
9/23: Compound Interest and Investing
9/30: Investing Strategies and Accounts Under the Age of 18
10/7: Steps to Open a Stock Brokerage Account
10/14: Investing in Stock Market Funds - Vocabulary 
10/21:  Investing in Stock Market - Strategies and Simulation
10/28: Investing - Strategies and Simulation
11/4: Investing - Strategies and Simulation
11/11: Cryptocurrency
11/18: Understanding Taxes
11/25: How to Read a Paycheck
12/2: Taxes as a W2 Employee, Independent Contractor, and Small Business Owner
12/9: Credit Score
12/16:  Inflation

12/23: Winter Break
12/30:  Winter Break

1/6: Designing A Budget
1/13: Spending and Saving Money
1/20: Debit vs. Credit Cards
1/27: How to Pick a Career
2/3: Home and Auto Insurance
2/10: Health Insurance
2/17: Life Insurance
2/24: Understanding the Bank
3/2: Consumer Economics
3/9: Investing in Real Estate vs. Stock Market
3/16: Investing in the 2020s - AI, Robo-Advisors, and Capital Gains
3/23: Why Stock Prices Change - Market Factors
3/30: Why Stock Prices Change - External Factors
4/6: Why Stock Prices Change - Activity

Restart back at Week 1 for any students who joined along the way. 

Since this is ongoing, student can join at any week and jump into the conversation.