Learn more about how you can create budgeting solutions for you and your family.
Overview
Learn how to use tools and implement strategies to help you take control of your finances and manage debt.
Duration: 5-7 minutes
Topics and Learning Objectives
- Identify types of debts.
- Calculate costs of debt including debt-to-income ratio.
- Compare payoff options to pay down debt.
- Build and apply an action plan for paying off and eliminating debt.
Marketing Teaser
Approximately 80% of Americans are in debt – but debt is always a bad thing! Credit cards, student loans, and mortgages are all examples of debt. Learn how to make a plan to manage your debt, with insights around:
- How to determine how much debt is too much
- How to calculate your debt-to-income ratio
- Different strategies to help you pay down debt
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Topic List
- 401(K) Plans
- 529 Plans
- Annuities
- Becoming A Financial Caregiver
- Benefits of a Credit Union
- Budget Hacks: The College Edition
- Budgeting for Families
- Building Emergency Savings
- Buying a Home
- Car Loans
- Certificates Of Deposit (CDs)
- Checking Accounts
- Considering Homeownership
- Creating A Budget
- Credit Cards
- Credit Scores And Reports
- Customer Acquisition and Retention
- Debt Management
- Developing A Business Plan
- Estate Planning
- Expectations Of A Financial Caregiver
- Family Conversations About Money
- Financial Decisions for Your Career Path
- Financial Well-being for Entrepreneurs
- FIRE Lifestyle
- Health Savings Accounts
- Healthy Financial Habits
- How Businesses Obtain Credit
- How Businesses Use Credit
- Identity Protection
- Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
- Investment Property
- Managing a Growing Team: Employee Recruitment and Retention
- Mindful Living
- Mobile And Online Banking
- Mortgage Relief
- Mortgages
- Obtaining Financing and Funding for Your Small Business
- Opportunities for Women and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
- Overcoming Small Business Financial Hardships
- Paying For College
- Paying Your Student Loans
- Planning For A Financial Caregiver
- Planning For Retirement
- Prepaid Cards
- Preparing for Graduation
- Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
- Preventing Overdraft Fees
- Reporting Elder Financial Abuse
- Reverse Mortgages
- Savings Accounts
- Shopping For Insurance
- Small Business Banking Services
- Small Business Financial Statements
- Sustainable Investing
- Taxes: The Basics
- Understanding Your Student Loan
- Wealth Transfer
- When To Collect Social Security