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Personal Finance 2019: Day 3

     Today we learned about all different types of insurance, we had a really great seminar about our 3 readings, and we worked on our stocks. The group was given a presentation on home, auto, rental, and life insurance as well as the benefits and shortcomings of insurance. It was really great to learn about insurance, although I personally believe some of that won't be useful to me until we are in our twenties. Everyone learned something new from that presentation, which was super great. Our seminar was full of engagement, questions and fulfilling conversations. It was really nice to listen to and learn from. Our stocks were also a hot topic of the day. Some people hadn't started trading yet and today was their first day (me). Knowing nothing about stocks, it is a lot of fun just to jump in, it is much easier to get the hang of it. The rest of the day was set for working on our budgets, preparing for the Life Game, writing reflections and learning our net worth. Overall, today was productive for all. We are all looking forward to having some guest speakers come and talk to us, as well as a fun field trip planned to visit one of Mr. Gross' properties!

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