I did a handful of things. I started with the definition of "financial well being" and talked about the values about money and how money is an expression of something's value and worth - including intangible things like "security" and "family".
I made them track all their expenses for a week as homework and talk about what it made them realize - then we did budgeting exercises and I ran through the different apps/methods for budgeting. Everyone determined their appropriate Emergency fund amount and they made a plan for getting there, and for building up a "buffer" (a la YNAB).
We talked about investing (index funds mostly and different retirement wrappers), I showed some savings rate charts (WOO Mr Money Mustache) and the magic of compound interest + financial independence. Also talked about how "saving" for consumer purchases is still spending. Touched on FU money.
Last class was all credit: Understanding credit scores and reports, student loans, Researching credit cards, and how to build credit (secured cards, etc). Since they were freshmen, I shared the fact that I would still be paying $389/month of student loans for the next 10 years if I hadn't worked through college, and we calculated what the difference a 9.5/hour week job during the semester makes over taking out loans for living expenses ($5,000 in interest and 5 years of payments when you graduate.)
