PERSONAL FINANCE - SPRING, 2026

DATE	Information/Activities/Projects and Assignments
TUESDAY 2/3/2026 (coming soon)	BELLRINGER: Please splend a few minutes completing the BIG TAX REFUND THINKING SHEET. This will be worth 10 points in the gradebook! Here is the EXAM ONE STUDY GUIDE. Please spend time reviewing this. Major topics on the sheet are LINKS to the lectures for each subject. This is a tough test and it is CLOSED NOTE, you must be prepared! The test will be on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th and Mr. B. will NOT be here that day! LEARNING FOR TODAY: BUYING A CAR. OUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY: Make sure you have completed your DOING YOUR TAXES ASSIGNMENT and the DO SOMETHING FUN FOR A CHANGE ASSIGNMENT. Make sure you enter these two items in your LIFE BUDGET. TIME TO BUY A CAR! Please complete the BUYING A CAR MINI-PROJECT. To help with this, Mr. Burkhard does a quick demonstration of the NERDWALLET Car Financing Tool, especially showing how CREDIT SCORE effects car loan prices. Add these amounts to your LIFE BUDGET.
MONDAY 2/2/2026 *CLASS SUMMARY FROM AUDIO RECORDING*	BELLRINGER: Let's treat the "IS THE LOTTERY A TAX ON THE POOR" THINKING SHEET as your bellringer for today. 20 points! OUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY: You now have a DOING YOUR TAXES ASSIGNMENT. This assignment will have you completing a basic 1040 form and completing all required elements, plus a couple of other pertinent questions along the way. Welcome to being an adult. Can we PLEASE do something fun for a change? YES! Please complete the DO SOMETHING FUN FOR A CHANGE ASSIGNMENT. Make sure you enter this in your monthly BUDGET.

DATE

Information/Activities/Projects and Assignments

TUESDAY
2/3/2026

(coming soon)

BELLRINGER: Please splend a few minutes completing the BIG TAX REFUND THINKING SHEET. This will be worth 10 points in the gradebook!

Here is the EXAM ONE STUDY GUIDE. Please spend time reviewing this. Major topics on the sheet are LINKS to the lectures for each subject. This is a tough test and it is CLOSED NOTE, you must be prepared! The test will be on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th and Mr. B. will NOT be here that day!

LEARNING FOR TODAY: BUYING A CAR.

OUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY:

Make sure you have completed your DOING YOUR TAXES ASSIGNMENT and the DO SOMETHING FUN FOR A CHANGE ASSIGNMENT. Make sure you enter these two items in your LIFE BUDGET.
TIME TO BUY A CAR! Please complete the BUYING A CAR MINI-PROJECT. To help with this, Mr. Burkhard does a quick demonstration of the NERDWALLET Car Financing Tool, especially showing how CREDIT SCORE effects car loan prices. Add these amounts to your LIFE BUDGET.

MONDAY
2/2/2026

CLASS SUMMARY FROM AUDIO RECORDING

BELLRINGER: Let's treat the "IS THE LOTTERY A TAX ON THE POOR" THINKING SHEET as your bellringer for today. 20 points!

OUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY:

You now have a DOING YOUR TAXES ASSIGNMENT. This assignment will have you completing a basic 1040 form and completing all required elements, plus a couple of other pertinent questions along the way. Welcome to being an adult.
Can we PLEASE do something fun for a change? YES! Please complete the DO SOMETHING FUN FOR A CHANGE ASSIGNMENT. Make sure you enter this in your monthly BUDGET.