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Hope everyone had a great weekend!!! Think sunshine!!!!

We will start Unit 4 - Why is it critical to develop financial literacy skills?
Click __ [|here for Unit 4 Packet] __

This week we will be: Question: What would you do if a stranger approached you and wanted to give you ten dollars? Article: Man Spends Year of Unemployment Giving his Money to Strangers Post Reading: How do you define wealth? PPT: Citizens and the Economy media type="custom" key="9499922" Packet: Predict your Future (pg 4)
 * MONDAY/TUESDAY: Analyze the economic role of a consumer: **

Investigate the process of purchasing a car Working with median income from last class you will calculate your federal income tax that you must pay using the tax table Packet: Tax Calculations (pg 5) media type="custom" key="9499966"
 * WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY : Investigate the process of paying taxes **

Search for your dream care (any dealership). Calculate care loan using: [|www.bankrate.com] Packet: Car Loan Process & Fill'er Up Activity (pgs 7 & 8)
 * FRIDAY: Investigate the process of purchasing a car **

__ Wikispace/E-Portfolio __ To ensure you have everything you need on your Wikispace. This is the link for the [|Rubric]for the Wikispace. Don't forget you can use more advance tools to enhance your Wikispace. http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The goal is to make your Wikispace a representation of who you are and your accomplishments. *You will be submitting your final Wikispace Portfolio to my e-mail account Tstern@hatboro-horsham.org,

Objective: // Current events. Analyze the economic role of a consumer; investigate the process of paying taxes and purchasing a car //