Grade 6-8, 9-12

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Home Rent vs Buy Calculator

Updated: August 26 2021,

Author: Council for Economic Education

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Budgeting

Are you better off buying your home, or should you continue to rent?

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Personal Finance,Economics

Grades 6-8

Using Percentage Allocation to Create a Basic Spending and Savings Plan

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn to create a spending and savings plan using order of operations.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Income, Money

60 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

It's All Elementary, Pt. 1: Personal Finance in the Elementary Classroom

In this personal finance webinar, learn fun and engaging ways to teach real life skills to your elementary school level...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

60 mins

Oct 21 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

College and Career Readiness: The Economics of College

In this economics webinar, see activities that allow students to integrate marginal analysis into making decisions about college.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost

60 mins

Oct 19 6:00-7:00pm ET

Webinar

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Grades 9-12

College and Career Readiness: Inflation and the Costs of College

In this economics webinar, discuss the role inflation has on the costs of attending college and also loan structures.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Inflation

60 mins

Oct 12 7:00-8:00pm ET

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Home Rent vs Buy Calculator

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Related Resources

Using Percentage Allocation to Create a Basic Spending and Savings Plan

It's All Elementary, Pt. 1: Personal Finance in the Elementary Classroom

College and Career Readiness: The Economics of College

College and Career Readiness: Inflation and the Costs of College

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