If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.

  ~Phil Pastoret

Consumer Math
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First day of classes

Textbook Companion website

What is Financial Literacy? (pre-quiz)

HW #1

Introduction to Bank Records

Part 1: Checking Accounts

HW: Read pages 208 to 214

 

Vocabulary group 1

 

Answer sheet for assignment

 
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POW

Link of the week

Reconciling your work: the importance of "checking"

Vocabulary group 2

Answer sheet for assignment

FYI: Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws

using bank forms properly

link #1 link#2

Summary handed out is from here

Period 1 note: bring in Monday's HW on Wednesday.

Reconciling accounts

(Filling out forms properly)

Answer sheet for in-class assignment

Answer sheet for HW assignment

Answer sheet for assignment

 
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  Final practice on Chapter 5 Consumer Math quiz #1: Bank Records

Vocabulary group 3

Glossary
of Compensation
Term from Dept. of Labor.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act

Wage and Hour Division

Minimum Wage History

HW: Read pages 262 to 266

 

 

In class: work through p. 266 #1 to 14  
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Withholding

A tour of the IRS web site

A special IRS site

Analysis of the on-line W4

p. 277 #1 to 12 started in class, to be completed for HW

Employer's payroll: In class group discussion questions