Financial Adulting

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Personal Finance Courses Risk Management Courses Retirement Planning Courses Financial Literacy Courses Budgeting Courses Debt Management Courses Credit Scores Courses

Course Description

Overview

Take control of your finances and get out of debt, regardless of your life stage. Learn how to budget, spend, and save money like an adult.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
Getting the most out of this course

1. Developing an Investor Mindset

The investor mindset
A consumer mindset
How the consumer mindset holds you back
Action steps

2. Crushing Debt

Why debt is dangerous
Changing your mindset about debt
Excel with the debt snowball
Putting it into action

3. Stashing Cash

Evaluating where you're at
Understanding cash flow
Automating savings
Taking action

4. Becoming an Intelligent Investor

Overcoming greed and fear
Emergency funds and 401(k) plans
Roth IRAs
Investing best practices
Take action now

5. Managing Risk

Why risk is important
Types of insurance policies
Risk reduction techniques
Exploring life insurance
Deductibles and action steps

6. Evaluating Credit

Why a credit score is important
What your credit score affects
Understanding your credit score
How a credit score works
Boosting your credit score
Taking credit action

7. Making Rich Decisions

Making financial decisions to excel
Using a decision matrix
Actions steps

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

WealthFit

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