Learning Opportunities
Programs, Workshops, Classes, Newsletters, Resources, and Events
Safeguarding Your
Savings
If you’ve been thinking about
investing your money, but are not sure where to start or are afraid
of making a mistake, then sign up for a free Safeguard Your Savings
workshop near you. Educating yourself is the first step in
protecting your investments. Safeguard Your Savings covers the
basics of saving and investing for people of all ages – getting
started, financial markets, making an investment plan, and how to
avoid investment fraud.
Facing Bankruptcy?
The Financial $uccess
program will help you: Meet your bankruptcy education
requirement, Improve your financial management skills,
Get more from your money.
Benefits
for Families
The "Benefits for Families"
web page is a collection of links to other sites about benefits and
programs available in Missouri to help families meet their basic needs.
Earned
Income Credit Fact Sheet
The Earned Income Credit (EIC) is a
Federal income-tax credit for working families with lower incomes. The EIC,
sometimes referred to as the Earned Income Tax Credit, is available to
married and single parents or caregivers. Individuals and families without
children may also receive the EIC if their incomes are low enough.
Financial Security in Later Life
Financial security is the ability to
meet future needs while keeping pace with day-to-day obligations.
Preparing for retirement and potential long-term care costs takes
planning, saving, and debt control. This initiative provides educational
resources and programs to help people improve personal finance behaviors
leading to financial security in later life. Missouri is implementing the
following programs. Contact an Extension
Specialist near you for more information.
-
Critical Conversations about Long-Term Care
Improve what you know about long-term care and take action before a crisis. -
Legal Checkup
Get legal documents in order. Offered in cooperation with AARP Legal Services Network. -
Take the Road to Financial Security
Increase your knowledge of issues regarding later life financial security. Assess your preparedness and create a plan of action to meet your personal needs and goals.
High School Financial Planning Program
This six-unit, interactive program uses
contemporary materials to teach the basics of personal finance to young
people. It is based on the philosophy that learning about money is
as important as earning it. It is available at no cost to all high schools
throughout the country. Offered in partnership with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extensive Service
& participating Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension Services (CES);
and with the Credit Union National Association, Inc., and America's Credit
Union. (University of Missouri Extension
contacts for this program.)
Missouri
Saves
Missouri Saves is part of the
national campaign, America Saves. The goal of America Saves is to
encourage Americans to save and build wealth, not debt. Through
information, advice, and encouragement, we assist those who wish to pay
down debt, build an emergency fund, save for a home, save for an
education, or save for retirement.
Money
Action Plan
A curriculum to address the need for
financial management education. A train-the-trainer curriculum,
targeting helping professionals who are working with people having money
problems. Includes seven modules: introduction to money
management, developing a spending plan, record keeping, credit,
communication about money, insurance and consumer issues. Each
module includes background information as well as activities, handouts and
worksheets for one-on-one or group settings. Training sessions are
available for helping professionals ($75 plus cost of training facility
and refreshments. About 8 hours). A CD of the curriculum is
available for an additional charge. For more information, contact
your local Extension Specialist.
MO$T (Missouri Saving for Tuition
Program )
A Missouri Program to help families
save for future educational expenses.
Office for Financial
Success
A service of the MU Dept
of Personal Financial Planning and College of Human Environmental Sciences,
OFS provides one-on-one counseling sessions and seminars on topics ranging
from financial problem areas (i.e. credit, debt management, budgeting, etc.)
to productive areas of personal finance (i.e. investing, insurance, employee
benefits, etc.).
Poverty at Issue
A Website for Individuals Concerned
About Poverty in Missouri.
Retirement Commitment Quiz
PowerPoint Presentation: short
quiz to help assess commitment level for retirement
(Cynthia Crawford, Consumer and Family Economics
Specialist, University of Missouri Extension)
Retirement Planning
PowerPoint Presentation: the
top 10 retirement checkpoints (Cynthia Crawford,
Consumer and Family Economics Specialist, University of
Missouri Extension)
Saving
and Investing Basics
A four lesson, self-study course to learn the basics of saving and
investing.
Saving
for Education
PowerPoint Presentation: keys to saving for a child's
education (Cynthia Crawford, Consumer and Family
Economics Specialist, University of Missouri Extension)
Tax
Impact of Job Loss
An IRS document discussing tax implications of a job loss.
Wise Pockets World
Wise Pockets World is an
interactive website for children to learn about earning income, spending,
saving and credit. Characters such as Wise Pockets the koala and Money
Mouse will lead your kids through short articles, quizzes and prizes
(which can be printed off). Parents and teachers can also find valuable
resources to help their children learn about these financial concepts.
Your kids will have fun while learning valuable financial lessons!
Women's Financial Education Series
Improve your financial knowledge and money management skills!
Word Find
Fun word puzzle for you to
download. See how many money words you can find!
Youth and Money
A powerpoint presentation.
Last update: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
 |
Site Administrator: |
|
|
|
