Adulting — Lesson 403
Your first big Purchase
Students do in-class research on big ticket items to get familiar with the resources available to them to make purchase decisions.
What Students Learn
- How to budget and research the purchase
- The importance of shopping for financing
- How to negotiate
- When to realize you can't afford it
Suggested Time
- Preview and Episode Viewing: 45 minutes
- Activity 1: 30 minutes
Young Entrepreneurs: Gothard Sisters
Lessons in Adulting
Episode 403
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