Economics and Personal Finance, 2009-2010
Tutor’s Name: Peggy Fillinger
Tutor’s Email Address or phone number: fillinger@bellsouth.net; 753-1621
Grade Level: 10th-12th grades
Class Description: This 28 week course will use the Abeka Economics book to cover
basic economic laws, the factors of production, supply and demand, and the superiority of
the free market economy model over the command economy model. We will also look at
the business cycle and how inflation is tied to it, the Federal Reserve system and how it
monitors our money supply, and the increasing trend toward a one-world economy.
The personal finance portion of the class will have the students choosing an occupation that
interests them. The salary they receive will be tied to their chosen occupation, and they will
“buy” a house and automobile based on their salaries. They will keep a budget, balance
their checking account, understand the dangers of debt by experiencing an “unexpected”
large expense, and learn about the stock market. They will pick a stock to track and graph
its performance throughout the second semester.
Course Pre-requisites: None
Textbook & Other Materials Needed: Abeka Economics: Work and Prosperity textbook
only (no need for quiz or test booklets); three ring binder with pockets, or folder with pockets
if unable to find binder with pockets; notebook paper; calculator; seven self-addressed,
stamped envelopes (two with two stamps each); red pens, and pencils with erasers.
Tuition: $300 per year, may be paid in 1, 2 or 4 postdated checks. $30 non-refundable
deposit. All fees and tuition are non-refundable after July 1, 2009.
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