Invest in Yourself
Personal Finance Crash Course
See the Course Overview, What You'll Learn, and an Introduction Video Below:
7 Key Areas of Personal Finance
Fundamentals of Investing
Budgeting that Actually Works
Discretionary Income and Saving Smarter
Step 1 Budget Walkthrough
Emergency Funds, Bank Accounts, and CD's
Insurance
Step 2 Budget Walkthrough
Introduction to Step 3
Employee Benefits
Non-Employee Retirement Accounts
Real Estate
Step 3 Budget Walkthrough
6 Steps to Create and Maintain a Budget
529 Plans and ESAs Overview
Top 5 Banks in Fees, Usability, and Customer Service (with Descriptions)
Tax Tips and Tricks
Financial Lessons in the Bible
FREE PREVIEWFinancial Areas (Pre-Budget Worksheet Aid)
Introduction to Financial Psychology
FREE PREVIEWGood, Low Fee, Investment Funds
How to Lower Your Taxes
FREE PREVIEWMaking Your 401(k)/403(b) Work for You
Roth IRAs in Depth
Roth IRA vs. 401(k)/403(b)/Traditional IRA
Too Much Information
Budget Templates
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The literacy program takes you through the things you need to know to take the next steps in your financial life. The 3 different budget templates fit every financial stage and preference, each with its own budget walkthrough!
The What/How/When/Why of Investing, Investing Markets, Investing Accounts, Investing Styles, Diversification, Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Mutual Funds, 401k/403b, Roth/Traditional IRAs, HSA/FSAs, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Non-Employee Retirement Accounts, and *Much* More
You'll learn about the tax treatments of different investments and investment accounts, along with rules and regulations around many of the tax-advantaged accounts out there.
Not only will you learn why owning real estate can be such a good financial decision, but you will also learn many of the financial and logistical considerations that *I wish* I had thought of and understood before buying my first property.
From deciding between your 401k and a Roth IRA, between an Education Savings Account or a 529 Plan, or what financial goals to focus on, this program is designed to give you what you need to make the decision yourself.
Part of why this took 18 months to create was building financial psychology into the fabric of the course with the help of some mental health professionals. In addition, there is a financial psychology article that will help you figure out how you think about money. Financial literacy shouldn't be a painful process!