Description:
For many of us who are not financial professionals, worrying about money and saving for the future can be a chore. In this course, financial expert Jane Barratt shows how opportunities arise when you change your attitude towards money.
Jane Barratt – Personal Finance Fundamentals
She walks you through the basics of personal financeâ€â€earning, spending, saving, and investingâ€â€with an eye for finding opportunities to enrich your life, pay down debt, and grow your money wisely.
Topics include:
Maximizing your earning potential
Taxes
Planning for future earnings
Budgeting and spending
Understanding your credit score
Investing
Contents:
Introduction – 1m 59s
Welcome – 1m 59s
1. Earning – 23m 58s
The golden rules of earning more (beyond the paycheck) – 2m 58s
Different types of income – 3m 53s
Tax and your hard-earned dollars – 4m 27s
Paying yourself – 2m 43s
Planning for future earnings – 3m 23s
The ask – 6m 34s
2. Spending – 16m 58s
Understanding why you spend (sometimes too much) – 3m 29s
Budgeting tools – 4m 6s
Planning for windfalls – 4m 3s
Your credit card can be your friend, not foe – 5m 20s
3. Saving – 18m 7s
Thinking differently about savings – 4m 3s
Where and how to save – 4m 32s
Your credit score and why it matters – 4m 46s
Savings vs. debt reduction – 4m 46s
4. Investing – 22m 50s
Putting your money to work – the options – 5m 10s
Risk, value, and confidence – 3m 53s
Create your investment strategy – 3m 44s
DIY vs. outsourcing your money – 4m 16s
Fees – 5m 47s
Conclusion – 2m 49s
Next steps – 2m 49s
