Mr. Gene Willis
Welcome Back For Your Senior Year 2007-2008
Economics regular and honors
We will be doing assignments that will be useful to each of you for the rest of your
life. I don't believe in doing assignments just to be doing assignments. Examples of
what we will be doing are:
1. Budget- percentages and graphs
2. Checking accounts
3. Savings accounts- how to figure compound interest
4. ATM management
5. Early preparation for Retirement
6. What Social Security is all about
7. What Government programs are available
8. Taxes-Property, income, IRS, April 15th
9. Borrowing money- paying interest
10. Buying a house-Down payment, monthly payments
11. Insurances-Health, dental, vision, home
12. Buying a car, leasing a car