Learn, understand, and feel comfortable with money-related elements of everyday life and how to approach financial aspects responsibly and confidently. Read more.
15+ years teaching college and 25+ years coaching business owners brings Ron to the forefront helping students learn using using simple, easy language
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Who this course is for:
- From young to old, beginners to experienced… Anyone wanting to confidently grasp the elements of financial responsibility and control on a personal level
What you’ll learn:
- Understand and feel comfortable with the basics of the money-related elements of everyday life and how to approach financial aspects responsibly and confidently
- The difference between banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, as well as savings, checking, debit cards, and credit cards
- Examine borrowing money and the basics of loans for auto loans, home loans, paying for college and higher education, and more
- We’ll dig into other “Grown Up” stuff including payroll taxes, insurance, social security, saving for retirement, identity protection and more
Requirements:
- No prior knowledge is required to take this course
In today’s world, our personal financial health is vital. This course explains the basics to help you understand what’s involved and how everything works. This also serves as an introduction to help relate personal finances to business finances. Using common, everyday language and “real world” experience and examples, instructor Ron Trucks makes the finance concepts and principles understandable and relatable for anyone, regardless of your previous financial or math experience.
There are customized note sheets included for each lesson in the course for your personal comments and notes.
The course also serves as a great introduction for teens and young adults in helping them start to understand life economics and how all the pieces work together, along with a general refresher looking to establish credit, finance their first home, or take the first steps of personal, small business ownership.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned how to confidently handle your personal finance.
10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.
Get started today!
Course Curriculum
Section 1 - Introductions | |||
Course Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
Instructor and Resources Intro | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 2 - Banking | |||
Financial Institutions and Banks vs Credit Unions | 00:00:00 | ||
Savings | 00:00:00 | ||
Checking Accounts And Making Payments | 00:00:00 | ||
NSF vs Overdraft - Does It Matter? | 00:00:00 | ||
Understanding Credit And Debit Cards | 00:00:00 | ||
Other Payment Methods | 00:00:00 | ||
Banking Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 3 - Borrowing Money | |||
Borrowing Fundamentals | 00:00:00 | ||
Credit Score | 00:00:00 | ||
The Basics Of Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
The Loan Process | 00:00:00 | ||
Auto Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
Home Loans - Are You Ready? | 00:00:00 | ||
Home Loans - Mortgages | 00:00:00 | ||
Higher Education Loans - The Basics | 00:00:00 | ||
Higher Education Loans - 529 Plans | 00:00:00 | ||
Payday Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
Borrowing Money Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 4 - Other Grown Up Stuff | |||
Introducing The Section | 00:00:00 | ||
Payroll And Income Taxes | 00:00:00 | ||
Insurance - The Overview | 00:00:00 |
About This Course
Who this course is for:
- From young to old, beginners to experienced… Anyone wanting to confidently grasp the elements of financial responsibility and control on a personal level
What you’ll learn:
- Understand and feel comfortable with the basics of the money-related elements of everyday life and how to approach financial aspects responsibly and confidently
- The difference between banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, as well as savings, checking, debit cards, and credit cards
- Examine borrowing money and the basics of loans for auto loans, home loans, paying for college and higher education, and more
- We’ll dig into other “Grown Up” stuff including payroll taxes, insurance, social security, saving for retirement, identity protection and more
Requirements:
- No prior knowledge is required to take this course
In today’s world, our personal financial health is vital. This course explains the basics to help you understand what’s involved and how everything works. This also serves as an introduction to help relate personal finances to business finances. Using common, everyday language and “real world” experience and examples, instructor Ron Trucks makes the finance concepts and principles understandable and relatable for anyone, regardless of your previous financial or math experience.
There are customized note sheets included for each lesson in the course for your personal comments and notes.
The course also serves as a great introduction for teens and young adults in helping them start to understand life economics and how all the pieces work together, along with a general refresher looking to establish credit, finance their first home, or take the first steps of personal, small business ownership.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned how to confidently handle your personal finance.
10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.
Get started today!
Course Curriculum
Section 1 - Introductions | |||
Course Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
Instructor and Resources Intro | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 2 - Banking | |||
Financial Institutions and Banks vs Credit Unions | 00:00:00 | ||
Savings | 00:00:00 | ||
Checking Accounts And Making Payments | 00:00:00 | ||
NSF vs Overdraft - Does It Matter? | 00:00:00 | ||
Understanding Credit And Debit Cards | 00:00:00 | ||
Other Payment Methods | 00:00:00 | ||
Banking Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 3 - Borrowing Money | |||
Borrowing Fundamentals | 00:00:00 | ||
Credit Score | 00:00:00 | ||
The Basics Of Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
The Loan Process | 00:00:00 | ||
Auto Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
Home Loans - Are You Ready? | 00:00:00 | ||
Home Loans - Mortgages | 00:00:00 | ||
Higher Education Loans - The Basics | 00:00:00 | ||
Higher Education Loans - 529 Plans | 00:00:00 | ||
Payday Loans | 00:00:00 | ||
Borrowing Money Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 4 - Other Grown Up Stuff | |||
Introducing The Section | 00:00:00 | ||
Payroll And Income Taxes | 00:00:00 | ||
Insurance - The Overview | 00:00:00 |