Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Unchanging Laws of Money

"Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions" lists these seven Unchanging Laws of Money

1. Save... and begin saving early.
2. Control your expenses.
3. Make your money multiply....Invest.
4. Guard your money against loss.
5. Make your home an investment.
6. Ensure a future income for yourself and your family....by developing a career, improving yourself, and investing.
7. Work and study to increase your ability to earn.


This short personal finance book by Bernard Kelly stresses the importance of saving. The author's goal is to inspire people, particularly young people, to save enough money early so they can gain financial freedom.


Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions
by Bernard Kelly
2011

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

European Union lesson plans

The European Union has free downloadable lesson plans on a wide variety of topics, including a substantial number of economic lessons.

The high school lesson plans include PowerPoints and pdf lessons on topics such as the euro, immigration, the environment, and the single market.
http://www.eurunion.org/eu/European-Union-Lesson-Plans-Secondary-Level.html



The K-12 lesson plans include geography, language, and social studies (including economic topics like currency, environment, and prices.)
http://euce.org/education/k12plans.php


The Teachers Corner organizes lessons by age group:
http://europa.eu/teachers-corner/index_en.htm