Consumer Math Class Analysis

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One thing that I'm currently taking in school is an example of something I think is pointless right now but I'm starting to realize it could help me. This class is consumer math. The things we are learning right now and have been doing in this class is things that are obvious and I've known from having a job. Things such as hourly wages and time-and-a-half for overtime. I get bored going over simple things that I already know and it makes me wonder why I'm having to learn it all again. So it gives me no motivation to do anything in this class because I know I can get an easy grade without putting in much effort to the assignments.

But now that we've watched some the the Dave Ramsey videos I'm starting to realize that this class can teach

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