PRAX 280. Topics in Career-Readiness: Personal Finance for Life (1). This course is an introduction to personal finance and consumer education. It includes such topics as: personal and household resources; utilizing sources of consumer information and protection; handling the continuous decisions encountered with personal finance relative to goals; financial analysis; understanding insurance, income taxes, banking & borrowing (credit management); housing operation; and saving & investing. Practical examples relating to investing, debt management, home ownership and more will be discussed and analyzed. May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Prerequisites: none.