Welcome to Personal Finance at the Bauer College of Business at University of Houston! In this video, I’ll cover a few basic housekeeping topics including:
The Syllabus for this semester
Important Links for this semester:
UHPlayList.com
UHZoom.com
UHGrp.com
How to Create Your Articles
Class Collaboration
Week One Assignment Overview
Assignment 1: Saving with Chuck
Personal Finance 101 SAVING
Watch these short videos:
How to Make a Budget
How to Pay Off Debt
What Is a 401(k)?
Saving for An Emergency Fund
Write one article (800 — 1000 words) including the following:
Introduction that tells me some of your story and why the information on the videos matter to you.
For each video, give me a good summary of the content including the principles and concepts that were discussed in each video.
Organize your article as if it is a report.
Apply some simple formatting so that your article is easy to read and professional in appearance.
Here are a few simple suggestions that will make it easy for you to receive the full 60 points for your assignment:
Give your article a Title (be a little creative if you like)
Use bullets
Include an image or two
or
numbering
when
making
a list
5. Bold font,
\6. italics, and
Highlighting words or sentences help to make these sentences stand out and that means I’m far more likely to focus on those words, sentences, and paragraphs.
Class Collaboration Week One
This Week’s Class Collaboration involves a three part Conversation and one Commitment:
Leave your comments in Money Study Group, in the Facebook Comments, or in the YouTube comments. And don’t forget to include a screenshot of your comments in this week’s article before you create your PDF file
Conversation Part One
How do you feel about Online Courses?
Love them!
Hate them!
Not sure…
Conversation Part Two
How are you feeling about your financial future?
The weight of managing money as a responsible adult?
The challenge of saving for your financial future?
The skills you will need to accomplish your financial life goals?
Conversation Part Three
What do you want to learn in Personal Finance?
What do you think will be most difficult for you in learning how to manage money?
How are you feeling about “Money Management”?
What is your definition of a “Financial Plan”?
Imagine yourself 5 years from now…
What needs to happen in your life in order for you to feel good about your progress?
Class Collaboration Commitment
What App will You Use this semester to Track Your Spending?
Again, leave your comments in Money Study Group, in the Facebook Comments, or in the YouTube comments. And don’t forget to include a screenshot of wherever you posted your comments in this week’s article before you create your PDF file.
