Every citizen should have a basic understanding of their finances. Informed consumers understand how to their financial choices effect their long-term goals. This guide has been created to help students choose resources that will give them a better idea how their current choices can influence their future plans.
Common Sense Economics by
"The authors tell us what everyone should know about economics in language we can all understand. It's refreshing when four of the best in the profession avoid the all-too-common practice of writing in a code that only other economists can comprehend." ---Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, those who fail to grasp basic economic principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk falling behind in their professional careers--even their personal lives.Common Sense Economics discusses key principles and uses them to show how to make wise personal and policy choices. This new edition of a classic from James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, and Tawni H. Ferrarini, with reflections on the recent recession and the policy response to it, illuminates our world and what might be done to make it better.
Biblical economics : beginning at square one by
Let's go back to square one -- The problem: our lust for autonomy -- All I have commanded -- God's management agreement with man -- The sin of materialism -- Presuming on the future -- Standard of living -- Giving: Old Testament survey -- Giving: New Testament teachings -- The tithe -- Pay your taxes -- Borrowing and lending -- How to get out of debt -- Owning a home: the American dream -- Storing God's property -- Principles of investing -- Retirement -- Biblical estate planning -- Who owes who?