Summary

Learning about money can be a challenge for anyone, but it can be especially daunting for students. The brand-new, full-color Personal Finance Essentials set helps make fundamental financial concepts easy to understand for anyone new to money management. Featuring helpful advice for students in grades 9 and up, the four volumes explore such topics as decision making and budgeting, education and careers, credit and borrowing, and saving and investing. This insightful set provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of personal finance—from auto insurance and tax returns to compound interest and online banking—teaching students that budgeting, using credit prudently, and making careful spending choices are the keys to financial success. 

Full-color photographs and illustrations, an index, bibliography, glossary, sidebars, and student quizzes round out this accessible new set, providing readers with everything they need to know about personal finance.

Specifications

For each title: Full-color photographs and illustrations. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Sidebars.

About the Author(s)

Julia A. Heath received a Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina and currently teaches economics at the University of Cincinnati. She is the director of the Economics Center for Education and Research at the university and has won several teaching awards, including the Carnegie Foundation U.S. Professor of the Year Award; the economics discipline's highest award, the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award; and the Educator of the Year Award from the National Association for Financial Literacy.

Jane S. Lopus is professor of economics and director of the Center for Economic Education at California State University in East Bay. A former high school economics teacher, she received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California in Davis. She was named the Cal State East Bay Outstanding Professor in 2006 and has received national research and leadership awards for her work in economic education.