The Money Matters module shows participants how to manage their money by preparing a personal spending plan and identifying ways to decrease spending and increase income.
After completing this module, the participants will be able to:
- List the steps for setting financial goals
- Track daily spending habits
- Prepare a spending plan to estimate monthly income and expenses
- Identify ways to decrease spending
- Identify ways to increase income
- Identify spending plan tools to manage bills
Registration for this class is required.
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This class is being taught by a representative for Regions Bank and is from the FDIC's Money Smart program. Money Smart is a comprehensive financial education curriculum designed to help low- and moderate-income individuals outside the financial mainstream enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. Money Smart has reached over 2.75 million consumers since 2001. Research shows that the curriculum can positively influence how consumers manage their finances, and these changes are sustainable in the months after the training.
For more information please visit http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html.