Bonita Springs High School – Personal Finance and Money Management Honors

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

reas: (1) exploring how personal fi nancial decisions are made, including understanding how cognitive biases impact decision making; (2) understanding how wages and salaries are earned, including the types of taxes owed, and evaluating various post-secondary paths and career options; (3) developing personal or family budgets and exploring how to purchase goods and services by weighing the cost and benefi ts of those goods and services; (4) analyzing how interest can be earned by saving now, which allows for the purchase of more goods and services later and understanding how to compare various savings accounts and services offered through fi nancial institutions; (5) determining advantages and disadvantages of credit accounts that allow for the borrowing of money to purchase goods and services while paying for them in the future, usually with interest, and short- and long-term loans; (6)