Family Financial Management ((3 Units))

Catalog description

This course is an on-line class. It is designed to help students gain an appreciation and working knowledge of the individual/family as a complex and ever-changing financial unit. We will look at the social and cultural practices that contribute to our view of money and financial management. We will also examine the American social class system and our attitudes toward appearances, status, savings and financial security. We will look at patterns of decision making and a range of financial practice behaviors as well as the profiles of families as they go through the family development cycle. We will also explore how families prepare for the unforeseen, and work toward the resolution of family financial problems. Case studies, exercises, quizzes, and on-line discussions will aid us in this process. (Formerly 7750:678)