Personal Finance: Money is Emo

2 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The overall goal of the course is to help students make better personal finance decisions. The course has two components. First, the course will help students understand the numbers behind personal financial decisions. Specifically, this part of the course will focus on the how much good (bad) financial decisions can save (cost) individuals. Second, the course will help students understand why they make the financial decisions they do. Specifically, this part of the course will focus on the psychology of financial decisions and how to deal with emotional, social, and family pressures when dealing with money.