Here are some of the best personal finance courses available.
Even better, theyre all free.
According to the syllabus, theyre about 100 minutes long.
Youll learn everything from basic budgeting to taxes to deciding whether to buy or lease a car.
For example:
FINANCIAL FILE - create your own personal financial file.
Turn in the written paper.
The course focuses on personal values and goals, acrucial first step to managing money.
The course is UK-based, but it still covers topics for a global audience.
The course lasts eight weeks and requires three hours of your time per week.
Youwalk through each lesson onlineand you get a quick rundown of the objectives youll accomplish by the end.
Use the When Can I Retire?
It takes about 25 to 30 hours to get through the entire course.
You dont have to enroll and you’re able to take the course at your own pace.
Start to finish, the course is about 15 hours long.
Its part of the UniversitysTake Charge America Institute, an organization dedicated to financial literacy.
The course is about 48 hours long, start to finish.
It comes with interactive questionnaires, personality profiles, and calculators so you could customize your own retirement plan.
Youll have todownload this retirement guideto use with each lesson, too.
Each module is organized into several separate lessons with specific goals.
1b: Life expectancy calculators
Estimate how long you will live.
1c: Risk tolerance
Determine your level of risk tolerance for saving and investing.
1d: Your retirement lifestyle
Describe what you want in retirement.
If youre looking for a little help with Money 101, these guides will get you started.
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