Earning & Taxes
How to read a paycheck, and the difference between gross and net income.
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Center for Free Enterprise — Economic Education
Practical money skills for high school students, delivered by C4FE faculty and research assistants — before the first paycheck, not after the first costly mistake.
Nearly 74% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck — not because they don’t earn enough, but because no one ever taught them how to manage money. This workshop changes that.
The Personal Financial Literacy Workshop teaches high school students the money skills that shape a lifetime: reading a paycheck, building a budget, saving with purpose, using credit and debt wisely, protecting themselves with insurance, and understanding how investing and compounding work.
The goal is practical, immediately useful knowledge delivered at exactly the right moment — before students make the costly mistakes that come from never having been taught.
Workshops are held on the UTEP campus at the Woody L. Hunt College of Business. Groups can arrange a visit to attend a session with C4FE faculty and research assistants.
This is one of several workshops the Center for Free Enterprise offers. Groups interested in a different topic are welcome to inquire — contact C4FE to discuss what’s available.
How to read a paycheck, and the difference between gross and net income.
Building a budget that actually works, and telling needs apart from wants.
Saving with purpose — emergency funds and beyond.
Understanding debt, using credit cards wisely, and building a strong credit score from day one.
Insurance essentials: health, auto, and renters.
The basics of investing and compounding interest, borrowing with a plan, and tracking net worth over time.
Wealth is not built by earning more than everyone else. It is built by spending less than you earn, saving consistently, borrowing only when it makes sense, and investing patiently over a long time.
Sessions are delivered on campus by faculty and research assistants from the Center for Free Enterprise (C4FE) at the Woody L. Hunt College of Business, The University of Texas at El Paso. C4FE promotes education and financial literacy in the El Paso community and beyond.
Interested in a different topic? C4FE offers other workshops as well — contact us to ask what’s available and to arrange a visit.
Get in Touch
Contact the Center for Free Enterprise at the Woody L. Hunt College of Business.