Financial Adulting

Course details

When it comes to your finances, there's no time like the present to grow up and start acting like a real adult. In this course you can learn how to move beyond your fears about money—and start making money work for you. It's never too late to take control! Learn step-by-step techniques to eliminate bad debt, build a good credit score, and generate passive income. This course also explores how to budget, how to use a financial decision matrix, and how to manage risk by setting up an emergency fund and selecting appropriate insurance policies. Plus, get a primer on saving for retirement using a variety of investment vehicles.

Topics include:
Developing an investor mindset
Overcoming debt
Automating savings
Investing money in the stock market
Buying insurance
Managing risk
Boosting your credit score
Making wise financial decisions

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Getting the most out of this course

1. Developing an Investor Mindset

03 - The investor mindset
04 - A consumer mindset
05 - How the consumer mindset holds you back
06 - Action steps

2. Crushing Debt

07 - Why debt is dangerous
08 - Changing your mindset about debt
09 - Excel with the debt snowball
10 - Putting it into action

3. Stashing Cash

11 - Evaluating where you're at
12 - Understanding cash flow
13 - Automating savings
14 - Taking action

4. Becoming an Intelligent Investor

15 - Overcoming greed and fear
16 - Emergency funds and 401(k) plans
17 - Roth IRAs
18 - Investing best practices
19 - Take action now

5. Managing Risk

20 - Why risk is important
21 - Types of insurance policies
22 - Risk reduction techniques
23 - Exploring life insurance
24 - Deductibles and action steps

6. Evaluating Credit

25 - Why a credit score is important
26 - What your credit score affects
27 - Understanding your credit score
28 - How a credit score works
29 - Boosting your credit score
30 - Taking credit action

7. Making Rich Decisions

31 - Making financial decisions to excel
32 - Using a decision matrix
33 - Actions steps

Conclusion

34 - Next steps