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ACQUIRING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Complete the following on paper or in digital format.
When you set yourself up to access financial information effectively, you will be more able to make the most of
money-oriented resources on campus. Explore how you prefer to acquire financial information.

1. Which style of reading is most comfortable to you—print or electronic?
2. Rewrite this list of information sources according to how you would rank them, from 1 (I respond best to this)
to 7 (I respond least to this).
a. In-person conversations
b. Magazines/newspapers
c. Books
d. Websites

e. YouTube
f. Blog posts
g. Twitter feeds
3. Given these preferences, identify three specific sources that will best help you stay informed. Name each
source and give a brief description of what it offers. Note: Use the library and Internet to locate the
sources.

4. What are two of your most pressing questions about personal f nances right now?
5. Using the three sources you identif ed, f nd and write answers to these questions.

talk risk and reward . . .

Risk asking tough questions to be rewarded with new insights. Use the following ques-
tions to inspire discussion with classmates, either in person or online.
■ Think about what typically plays on your brain’s “soundtrack” during a class
meeting—words, music, anything that streams through. Be honest: How much
of it relates to the class and how much is unrelated? What effect does it have
on your focus?
■ Focus is an ongoing challenge for many students. What are you willing to risk to be
more focused in the classroom?
CONSIDER THE CASE: How do you respond when, like Norton, you have no interest in
what you are studying? Do you attempt to find meaning, do the minimum, give up? What
is the effect on your behavior, your grades, your commitment?

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