Textbook Introduction

What is this book all about?

Financial literacy is widely agreed to be a very important topic in our society. There are thousands of well-intentioned teachers trying their best to teach their students fundamental financial skills to help them live less stressful, more fulfilling lives.

Unfortunately, financial literacy is a particularly challenging skill to teach. This is because financial literacy requires a person to be able to foresee future problems, anticipate future needs, analyze complex decisions, and to problem solve and trouble shoot an incredible array of problems. The prospect of teaching such a dynamic and varied skillset in the context of a classroom is so daunting that many have simply given up and concluded that it is not possible to teach such critical thinking skills in a classroom.

I am on a personal mission to bring financial literacy to the people and classrooms of the world. I wrote this book for all individuals and teachers who are interested in learning or teaching this most complex and challenging skill.

What is this book for?

This book is one component of the Midas Financial Classroom CoursePack. The CoursePack contains four items that are designed to teach comprehensive financial literacy.

It’s not enough to know financial words or be able to do a few calculations. In order to be financially literate, a person must have four things: Knowledge, Math Skills, Critical Thinking, and Experience.

This textbook is designed to provide the most basic level of financial knowledge. Reading here should be your first step when approaching any topic in the course.