Economics with Personal Financial Literacy

Master economic reasoning — supply and demand, market structures, GDP, fiscal and monetary policy — then apply it to personal finance: budgeting, credit, investing, taxes, and insurance. TEKS §113.45 aligned.

7 Units

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

The Economic Problem: Why You Can't Have Everything

Explore the foundational constraints that drive all economic behavior — scarcity, choice, and the systems societies build to answer the universal questions of what, how, and for whom to produce.

3-4 days

Supply, Demand, and the Invisible Hand

Discover how prices emerge from the interaction of millions of buyers and sellers, why markets tend toward equilibrium, and when — and why — governments intervene to change outcomes.

3-4 days

Market Structures: From Competition to Monopoly

Examine how the number and size of competitors in a market shape prices, innovation, and consumer welfare — from the theoretical ideal of perfect competition to the market power of Google and Amazon.

3-4 days

Macroeconomics: Measuring the Economy

Learn how economists measure the size, health, and direction of the national economy using GDP, unemployment rates, inflation indices, and business cycle analysis — and why these numbers matter for your own life.

3-4 days

Monetary and Fiscal Policy: The Government's Economic Toolkit

Examine how the Federal Reserve uses interest rates and money supply to manage inflation and employment, and how Congress and the President use taxation and spending to stabilize the economy — and what happens when these tools conflict or fail.

3-4 days

International Trade: Who Benefits When Nations Exchange

Explore why countries trade, who wins and who loses from globalization, how trade agreements shape the rules of international commerce, and how exchange rates link the world's economies.

3-4 days

Personal Financial Literacy: Making Your Money Work

Apply economic principles to your own financial life — budgeting, credit, investing, taxes, insurance, and consumer protection — with concrete tools and real numbers you can use starting today.

3-4 days

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.