Teaching objectives Section I Are You Clear About Your Financial Goals? Learn to manage your extra money. Section II Be Wise When Using Your Credit Be.

Teaching objectives

Section I Are You Clear About Your Financial Goals?

Learn to manage your extra money.

Section II Be Wise When Using Your CreditBe acquainted with the advantages and

disadvantages of credit cards.

Section III Managing Personal Finances Be clear of your short-term and long-term

goals.

Warm-up

Do you have any ideas about managing your money?

If you think you have financial management skills, where did you learn them?

Do you make a budget for your money?

How do you use your money in different stages of your life ？

If we have extra money,

Save some in the bank

We can have demand deposits and time deposits.

If we want a more stable financial future, we're going to need to save money -- not spend it long before we make it.

------ BY SUSAN TOMPOR • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • October 15, 2008

stocks—Each type of stock has a unique risk and reward potential.

bonds—There are three primary bond types : government , corporate and municipal （ 市政公债 ） .

cash—It is considered the most stable portion because it typically returns an original investment to the owner. （ 以货币方式入资 ）

foreign currencies

Invest in

dividends: payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, that money can be put to two uses: it can either be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings), or it can be paid to the shareholders as a dividend.

insurance : health, life, property, motor, travel, unemployment , work injury,

pension , home insurance ( covering your home and contents against a fire, flood or break-in )

collections : philately 集邮 , coin / art / antique collections

Join an investment and collection club.

gold , silver , jewelry

property : 房地产 （ real estate ) Make a Real Estate Investment and See

a Huge Return. “Buy low, sell high,”

Listening in Dialogue 1 P69

Lexical items :real estate ： 房地产buck : an amount of money stun ： 使大吃一惊 , 使震惊 yield : 收益pigeon room / house: 鸽子笼stock Mutual funds : 股票共同基金

Types of Stock Mutual Funds

Stock funds : 股票基金

Index funds ：指数基金

Sector funds ： 部门基金

Buying mutual funds ： 购买共同基金

International funds ： 国际基金

Dialogue 2 P70drop off : take ( sb. /sth. ) part of the way

you are going 途中顺带 ---

dough : ( slang ) moneyA credit rating assesses the credit

worthiness of an individual, corporation, or even a country. Credit ratings are calculated from financial history and current assets and liabilities . Typically, a credit rating tells a lender or investor the probability of the subject being able to pay back a loan.

What’re the advantages and disadvantages of using the credit card ?

Advantages: 1. The biggest advantage for the consumer

is expressed by the phrase “Buy now, pay later ”. There is no need to save up money in advance.

2. It is convenient for all of us to withdraw the money in a quick way.

3. Every month the credit customer receives a bill. The bill makes it easier to remember when and where purchases are made.

4. Credit cards can be used when something unexpected happens. This is very important if you don’t have any cash with you.

5. It protects the owner. If a credit card is lost or stolen, the owner only has to call the credit company, and the credit company will stop the credit card number, No one else can use it. So the owner doesn’t have to worry about losing the card.

Disadvantages:

1. Consumers tend to overspend their money. In fact, the credit tends to encourage overspending.

2. If the customer doesn’t return the money to the bank in time, the card will be taken away. It will be very difficult for him to get another credit card in the future.

3. The credit card is not convenient as you can't use it anywhere.

4. To withdraw cash from the credit card has to pay high interest.

5. If you lose the credit card, you will lose more money than other ways.

trigger : put in motion / move to act 触发

cardholder : 股东live off / on : 靠 --- 生活understanding balance : 尚未结清的余额 未付帐款

Most of us must take out a mortgage to buy a house or tap into student loans.

But should we really borrow against our future to buy one or two big-screen TVs?

Or pull out the plastic to pick up fast food on the way to class?

Should we buy whatever we want?Is that what you'd call living the dream?I'd call it setting yourself up for the

American nightmare.

The goal of successful budgetingThe goal of successful budgeting

is learning to live within the is learning to live within the

bounds of your discretionary incomebounds of your discretionary income

As each month approaches – say, on the 20th of the previous month – make a list of your spending desires.

Every month you have certain costs that do not change.

The mortgage / rent, food, insurance payments, electricity and groceries).

Those costs are fixed.

Some will be "needs," some will be "wants.“

A new suit for an interview that could increase your salary clearly fits the needs category and should be high on your list of costs that you cannot cut.

The new video-game system is a want and should clearly fall to the bottom of the list,

The items you consider only after your needs have been fulfilled.

Pair work

Discuss how much money you need in a month. Record the answers in the blanks:

1) Electricity _____________

2) Rent _____________

3) Phone _____________

4 ) Water _____________

5 ) Food _____________

6 ) Nutrients _____________

7 ) Air-conditioning ____________

8 ) Entertainment ___________

( Movies , Restaurant )

9 ) Clothes ____________

10) Books ____________

11) Gifts _____________

12) Others _____________

How much can be saved ?

Are you short of money?

How to be independent financially

Take on part time jobs such as tutoring, babysitting, product promoting, or working in a restaurant at weekend.

Take out loans. Earn scholarships. When students think

in terms of “money for college”, the first word that comes to mind is: scholarship.

Write for money.

Sell stuff, make money online.Sell your second hand books.Create a website. With your own

website, you can instantly earn more money than you can imagine.

Join the army while at college and then come back to finish your education.

News Report 2 P75

trading floor ：交易所中的交易场地prom : a formal dance held for a high-

school or college class typically at or near the end of the academic year

bond : 有息债券icon : one who is the object of great

attention and devotion; an idol 偶像

subprime : 次级的 负数的 Imagine that you want to buy a house but

are not sure you could meet the monthly payments.

Your credit history is considered subprime not good enough for the lowest interest rates available.

Rising Rates to Worsen Subprime Mess / Crisis　　提高利率使次贷危机更加糟糕

News Report 3 P80

hazard : to expose to danger or harm

box cutter : (also called a, utility knife, a razor blade knife, a carpet knife, or a stationery knife) is a common tool used in various for a variety of purposes

多用途小刀dough mixer : 揉面机