Publisher's Synopsis
"A unique aspect of Introduction to Personal Finance is its pedagogical framework. Rather than force students to wade through page after page of densely written material that must fit within a limited number of chapters, this text offers fewer chapters with more topics. The point of a topicbased text is to make financial literacy topics fun to learn, easy to read, and quick to digest. Each chapter and topic has been updated and examined for clarity and inclusivity, and revised as needed, to reflect the most recent data available at time of publication. Your interaction with and use of money is a lifetime journey. This text will help prepare you to successfully navigate the financial decisions in your life. We will provide you with the tools-both conceptual and functional-that will enhance your financial literacy and capabilities. What do we mean by financial literacy? Some have described financial literacy as financial education or bein
