Author Description

This set of materials, consisting of a student textbook, workbook, and teacher's guide, is designed to help senior high students become more intelligent consumers by introducing them to the decisions related to making purchases and invetments. The 480-page hard-cover textbook is divided into the following 11 chapters: 'Making Consumer Decisions, ' 'Transportation, ' 'Buying the Food You Need, ' 'Buying Clothing for the Family, ' 'Your Family's Housing, ' 'Estimating Income and Planning Expenditures, ' 'Taxation, ' 'Consumer Credit, ' 'Banking, ' 'Protection Through Insurance, ' and 'Investments.' Each chapter is divided into 10 or more sections providing information and exercises based on real-life situations.