Personal Finance DSST - Exam description, outline, and sample questions.
DSST Official Test Preparation Guide - this is a large file containing information and practice tests for several different exams, including Personal Finance.

PRIMARY SOURCES:

Money Skill Financial Literacy Course - (requires registration).
Financial Literacy - online personal finance course (requires registration).
PASS Consumer Mathematics textbook - teacher's guide, followed by a student workbook.
Business and Personal Finance - textbook companion site, but can be used alone.
Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth - additional textbook site.


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Openware Personal Finance course - check out the extensive handouts and resources.
Taking Control of Your Finances: A Guide for Young Adults
CNN's Money 101 - introductory lessons.
Personal Finance Curriculum Guide - contains worksheets and project ideas.

BONUS READ:

Seven Crazy Taxes - A fun, quick read that proves they really will find a way to tax anything. Thanks to the students of Ms. Knowlten's class, for this link suggestion.

PROJECTS:

1) Complete the Jump Start Reality Check - a quick cost-of-living lesson.
2) Complete the Personal Finance Project Resource Book


QUIZZES AND TEST:

Self-Tests - a series of quizzes from a textbook companion site, good for practice
Personal Finance Test


Recommended Course of Study:

Complete the online courses. Complete the projects. Use the additional websites for further study. Take the quizzes and test. Finish the course with the DSST exam, if desired.




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