Budgeting and Saving Series

Budgeting and Saving Series
Total Time: 21 hours

Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt

Time: 3 hours

BUDG01

Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt provides a guide to assessing personal debt, formulating a budget, and maintaining a good credit rating.

Assessing Your Debt
Creating a Budget

Understanding Your Credit Rating
Maintaining Good Credit

Budgeting and Saving: Eliminating Debt

Time: 3 hours

BUDG02

Budgeting and Saving: Eliminating Debt provides a guide to eliminating personal debt and rebuilding damaged credit.

Understanding Credit Cards
Developing Smarter Credit Habits

Getting Out from Under Debt
Rebuilding Damaged Credit

Budgeting and Saving: Banking Basics

Time: 3 hours

BUDG03

Budgeting and Saving: Banking Basics explains basic principles of consumer banking.

Avoiding Fees and Service Charges
Understanding Rates

Finding Better Rates
Considering Banking Options

Budgeting and Saving: Choosing Bank Accounts

Time: 3 hours

BUDG04

Budgeting and Saving: Choosing Bank Accounts explains how to choose checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, and provides an introduction to online banking.

Understanding Checking Accounts
Choosing a Checking Account

Choosing Savings Accounts and CDs
Banking Online

Budgeting and Saving: Planning Your Retirement

Time: 3 hours

BUDG05

Budgeting and Saving: Planning Your Retirement provides an introduction to long-term investment strategy.

Becoming an Informed Investor
Planning Your Investments

Planning for Retirement
Cashing In at Retirement

Budgeting and Saving: Making 401(k) Plans Work for You

Time: 3 hours

BUDG06

Budgeting and Saving: Making 401(k) Plans Work for You explains how to take advantage of 401(k) saving plans.

Understanding 401(k) Plans
Maximizing Your 401(k) Benefits

Saving Over the Long Haul

Budgeting and Saving: Exploring Investment Options

Time: 3 hours

BUDG07

Budgeting and Saving: Exploring Investment Options provides a guide to investing in stocks and explains other investment options including bonds, mutual funds, and government investments.

Investing in Stocks
Investing in Bonds and Mutual Funds

Investing with the Government