Putting It Together: Financial Management
Unit 10 discusses different types of income that students may have, like scholarships, work, loans, and different costs, too, like tuition, class supplies, costs of living. Take a moment to reflect on your own financial situation. Can you think of ways to improve your spending habits? You can learn a lot from what fellow students say about the financial decisions they make. The goal of financial management is to be able to carefully weigh the pros and cons of the alternatives you will face as a college student so that you can to choose the options that are best for you personally.
Now that we have learned about different types of income (scholarships, work, loans) and different costs (tuition, class supplies, costs of living) students may have, take a moment to reflect on your own financial situation. Can you think of any ways to improve your spending habits?
Let's look at three college students and the financial decisions they made to be able to afford their education.
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