Florida · Standards alignment
What QuantAim covers for Florida
QuantAim's curriculum is mapped to the six topic areas of the
National Standards for Personal Financial Education
(Council for Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition, 2021) - the
framework most state personal-finance graduation requirements are written
against, including Florida's.
Lesson counts below are live from the curriculum, not a brochure figure.
For a mapping against Florida Department of Education's own published codes,
ask us - we'll prepare it for your district.
I
Earning Income
5 lessons
Career choices, education and training, taxes, benefits, and how income is generated over a lifetime.
- Career Choice as an Investment in Human Capital
- Employment Types and Benefits
- Gross Pay, Net Pay, and Reading a Paycheck
- Negotiating Pay and Understanding Total Compensation
- Side Income and Multiple Income Streams
II
Spending
5 lessons
Budgeting, evaluating purchases, comparison shopping, and the trade-offs behind spending decisions.
- Building a Budget That Actually Works
- Buying a Car: The True Cost of Ownership
- Comparison Shopping and Avoiding Common Spending Traps
- Needs, Wants, and Lifestyle Inflation
- Renting vs. Buying a Home
III
Saving
5 lessons
Reasons to save, compound interest, savings vehicles, emergency funds, and deposit insurance.
- Compound Interest and the Power of Starting Early
- Emergency Funds: Why and How Much
- How Banks and Savings Accounts Work
- Inflation and Why Cash Loses Value Over Time
- Setting and Achieving Savings Goals
IV
Investing
5 lessons
How investments grow wealth over time, risk and return, diversification, asset classes, and costs/fees.
- Diversification and Risk Tolerance
- Opening and Using a Brokerage Account
- Retirement Accounts: 401(k), IRA, and Tax Treatment
- Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs: The Basics
- Why Investment Fees Matter More Than They Seem
V
Managing Credit
5 lessons
How credit works, interest and fees, credit reports and scores, debt management, and borrowing costs.
- Credit Scores: What They Are and What Moves Them
- Getting Out of Debt
- Good Debt, Bad Debt, and the Real Cost of Interest
- How Credit Cards Actually Work
- Student Loans: Federal vs. Private, and Repayment
VI
Managing Risk
5 lessons
Insurance, protecting assets and identity, fraud, and strategies for managing financial risk.
- Consumer Protection and Your Rights
- Filing Your Taxes: A Practical Walkthrough
- Identity Theft and Financial Fraud Protection
- Insurance Basics: Transferring Risk
- Understanding Your Taxes
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