12th Grade Economics

Job and Career Information

"Living Large or Barely Living Worksheet"

and "Life Goals Worksheet"

Find out what the future outlook, average pay, and necessary training is for many kinds of jobs.

Past Stock Prices

Click here to find the prices of stocks from past days. A good resource to keep caught up on your stock price tracking sheet.

Savings and Investment Information

"Savings and Exchange Rate Worksheet"

A great site that shows you how long it takes you to double your money, the danger of credit cards, and explains how to figure out how different interest rates affect your investment.

Savings Calculator

Shows you how long it will take you to save a certain amount of money. Very easy to use.

Home Mortage and Car Loans

"Home Mortage and Car Loan Interest Rate Worksheet"

Find out what are the best interest rates on home loans (mortages), car loans, and others.

The Real Cost of Your Debt Calculator

Shows you how much money you will actually have to pay on any kind of loan. Very easy to use.

Loan Repayment and Amortization Tables

"Home Mortage and Car Loan Interest Rate Worksheet"

Scroll down to bottom of page and click on "Show/Recalculate Amortization Table" to find out how much money you will be paying each month and year on your loan. It shows how much money is going to interest and how much is going to the principal. Runs slow if the loan length is a long time.

Local Banks and Financial Institutions

Winona National Bank

Merchants National Bank

Home Federal Savings Bank

Fortress Bank

Wells Fargo Bank

Affinity Credit Union

Convert American Dollars to Other Currencies

"Savings and Exchange Rate Worksheet"

Convert American dollars to other countries money to find out what the exchange rate is.

Apartment Prices Around the Country

"Living Large or Barely Living Worksheet"

Find the average cost of different kinds of apartments in most parts of the country.

Blue Book Prices for New and Used Cars

Type in the model, age, and other information about your car, and figure out what it is worth.

How a Stock has done in the Past

Look at the right hand side of the web page for the "Stock Qoutes" section. Type in the stock ticker name (abbreviation from the stock page) and then click on the "Quote" box and drag down to "Price History." You can check out the price of the stock on a chart for past days, weeks, or years.

New York Times Newspaper

General News

Washington Post Newspaper

General News

The Wall Street Journal Newspaper

About business and general news.

The Economist Magazine

About international business and general news.

Economic Articles Bias and Inaccuracies

Part of FAIR magazine's Economic Reporting Review.

Utne Reader Magazine

A summary of articles from many other magazines.

Citizens For Tax Justice

Web page that looks at how taxes affects people.

Dollars and Sense Magazine

Economics from a progressive perspective.

Labor Net

Web site about workers and union efforts.

Adbusters Cultural Jammers Headquarters

Takes a hard look at social consequences of economic actions.

Amos World Economics Reference Page

Definitions of key words and concepts.

Economic Academic Research Links

The History Of Labor Day

As celebrated in the United States

"Norma Rae" Movie Page

"Tucker" Movie Page

The 1948 Tucker Automobile Information

Please e-mail me suggestions for new web page links. dvoegeli@wshs.luminet.net

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