Cash Course 1: Budgeting

Cash Courses are a series of short units designed to introduce students to essential financial literacy topics. It’s the basics of stuff they need to know to be able to develop good money habits and make informed financial decisions.The workbooks are interactive pdf’s, so can be completed on a computer. Activities are designed to be self directing, with individual tasks and some group or class discussions if you choose to lead the topic this way.Students completing this Cash Course will learn how to set financial goals and create a budget to achieve these goals.

9-12
1-4 hrs

Social Sciences
Mathematics and Statistics

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Student learning

  • What budgeting is
  • About setting SMART financial goals
  • The difference between needs and wants
  • How  to analyse income and spending
  • How to create a budget using budgeting tools

Curriculum links

Personal Financial Management is a fundamental part of a young person’s education. The Cash Course series is designed to support the development of the key competencies. The series also has links to the Social Sciences and Mathematics and Statistics learning areas.

Download includes:

  • Cash Course 1: Budgeting - Student workbook
  • Cash Course 1: Budgeting - Sample answers

Check you have the latest version here:

[Document ID] Resource Name
[CA1-001-1] Cash Course 1 - Budgeting (Workbook).pdf
[CA1-002-1] Cash Course 1 - Budgeting (Sample Answers).pdf
[CA1-003-1] Cash Course 1 - Budgeting (Budget Template).xlsx