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Provide hope, confidence and life-change with a high school curriculum that meets national and state standards. Choose your state to get started with Foundations in Personal Finance.

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Foundations has 13 flexible chapters with real world topics like saving, investing, college planning, global economics, and more!

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Digital and print options, available in Spanish, 45-, 90-, 180-day pacing guides

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Flexibility for Any Learning Environment

Teaching remotely? Back in the classroom? A mix of both? We’ve got you covered!

Digital and print options, available in Spanish, 45-, 90-, and 180- day pacing guides

foundations in personal finance book, and George Kamel

foundations in personal finance video and chapters

Your Time Matters

We’ve done the planning for you, so you can get some much-needed time back in your day.

72 complete activities, ready-to-teach lesson plans, auto-graded assessments

We’re Here to Help

Get access to tools and support that will help you win in the classroom.

Professional Development - certificate, and video

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New! Available in Spanish!

Our Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum has these Spanish language resources available:

Closed-Captioning & Transcriptions for All Videos, Student Textbook in Downloadable PDFs, Student Activities & Chapter Assessments in PDFs, Parent Resources

State and National
Standards Correlations

The Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum meets or exceeds standards in all 50 states. The curriculum also meets all national standards for personal finance.

Textbook Adoptions

We've worked hard to create the industry's leading curriculum on personal finance which meets or exceeds standards in all 50 states. As a result, editions of our curriculum have been adopted in the following states:

Table of Contents

The Foundations in Personal Finance high school curriculum consists of 13 chapters of essential personal finance principles like how to budget, save, avoid debt, invest, be a wise consumer and much more!

Chapter 1: Introduction to Personal Finance

Chapter 2: Budgeting Basics

Chapter 3: Saving Money

Chapter 4: Credit and Debt

Chapter 5: Consumer Awareness

Chapter 6: Career Readiness

Chapter 7: College Planning

Chapter 8: Financial Services

Chapter 9: The Role of Insurance

Chapter 10: Income and Taxes

Chapter 11: Housing and Real Estate

Chapter 12: Investing and Retirement

Chapter 13: Global Economics

Frequently Asked Questions

You asked, we answered. Here are some of our most frequently asked questions about Foundations in Personal Finance: High School Edition.

Does Foundations in Personal Finance support online/virtual learning?

Yes! Foundations in Personal Finance is available in a fully digital option, as well as a print and streaming option. No matter what delivery method you choose, you’ll get a printed Teacher Guide.

Does Foundations in Personal Finance meet state and national standards?

Yes! The Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum meets state and national standards for personal financial literacy. See the standards correlations for your state for more information.

Does Foundations in Personal Finance support differentiated learning?

Yes! We have extended learning prompts specifically for differentiated learning in the Teacher Guide.

Are lesson plans and classroom activities included?

Yes! Foundations in Personal Finance is full of ready-to-teach classroom activities and lesson plans that will help you save time and allow you to feel confident about teaching Foundations.

How do I get a quote for Foundations in Personal Finance?

Simply fill out the form above, and our team will reach out to you to provide a quote based on your class size and student needs.

How long does it take to teach Foundations in Personal Finance?

Foundations in Personal Finance is designed as a semester-long course with stand-alone chapters. We provide you with 45-, 90- and 180-day pacing guides that you can choose from, but if you don’t need a full semester course, the stand-alone chapters allow you to make the course fit your schedule—not the other way around.

How many schools use Foundations in Personal Finance?

More than 45% of schools across the country have used the Foundations curriculum. This means more than 7 million students have learned how to budget, save, spend wisely, and invest. It’s a generation equipped to live out their dreams and give to the world around them.

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