Description

Five sessions on buying a first car — the financing, the negotiating, and the used-car checks.

Kenji Morales can afford about $200 a month. The dealer says “no problem: $199 a month”, and the catch is seven years of payments, $4,681 in interest, and two years of owing more than the car is worth.

Your student compares three real loan offers, builds an out-the-door price with and without add-ons, answers a payment-first sales pitch, and checks four used listings for the things that should stop a sale — a rebuilt title, a rolled-back odometer.

Every payment is computed with the standard amortisation formula. The monthly payment is not the price, and this unit makes that concrete rather than telling it.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

•Parent Guide with session pacing and a note about timing
•Lesson 1: before you shop — payment ceiling, credit, pre-approval, new versus used
•Lesson 2: how car loans work, and what a longer term really costs
•Lesson 3: three loan offers compared, including negative equity
•Lesson 4: at the dealership — out-the-door price, add-ons, and the payment-first pitch
•Lesson 5: buying used safely — history, title, recalls, inspections, private sales
•A buying plan with a 64-point scoring guide
•Answer key with every loan calculation worked
•Hours & Work Record for logging time and filing portfolio evidence

Written by a licensed K-12 business teacher with more than thirteen years in the classroom. Built to be taught by a parent with no background in the subject.

Buying a Car | Money Smarts Personal Finance | Homeschool Edition

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WorldviewFaith-neutral
AgesAges 14–18
SubjectBusiness & Economics — Personal Finance
Resource typeUnit study
ApproachUnit study, Eclectic
Works forOne student, Co-op / group
Per session30–60 min
Days a weekFlexible
Total lengthOne week
Parent prepOpen-and-go
Who teachesParent-guided
ReuseReusable, some consumable pages
FormatPrintable PDF
RecordsIncludes assessments, Hour logging, Portfolio samples
Keywordspersonal finance, money smarts, unit study, high school, homeschool personal finance, buying