Intended for use by teachers at the high school level, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines a semester special interest course in home management. The two units, comprehensive I and II, which are prerequisites for this course are found in a separate guide (CE 017 501). Covering many of the same topics in depth, this curriculum focuses on the following concepts: (1) decision making; (2) development of realistic goals and values; (3) assessment of resource potential, such as inner resources, earning and purchasing power, consumer credit, and coping with financial crisis; (4) increasing resource potential by substituting or developing skills through training; (5) financial security, examining its relation to marital happiness and its various aspects such as insurance, retirement income, welfare, savings, investments, and taxes; (6) history of the American family as an economic unit; (7) consumer rights and legislation; (8) consumer protection agencies; (9) managerial roles of men and women; and (10) career opportunities in management-consumer education. Behavioral objectives are stated in terms of student competencies, and the specific teaching strategies are accompanied by references to outside resources and supporting generalizations. The appendix contains five evaluation devices for student use, such as checklists on decision making and interests. A list of resources is published at the end, including books, periodicals, pamphlets, and filmstrips. (ELG)