ADULTING: PERSONAL FINANCE
What does budgeting look like? What is a credit score? Is buying a house always better than renting? What are interest rates and why do they matter? Use the courses and resources below to get on top of your personal finances!
Read the information, watch the videos and complete the short courses. You can then log the time taken on your Dashboard as Professional Development hours.
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC:
CONSIDER TAKING ONE OF THESE SHORT COURSES:
E-COMMERCE
Money makes the world go around. Tools, tips and tricks to ensure you look after your pennies. The E Commerce badge is part of the iDEA Bronze Award and is in the Citizen category, helping you learn digital awareness, safety and ethics.
MONEY MANAGEMENT
Pick up some tips and techniques to help you manage your money – from saving to investing to handling a budget. Learn too about how technology has changed the way we make transactions – do YOU know what a 'satoshi' is?
PERSONAL FINANCE
Explore these topics to learn more about how to: save & budget; understand interest and debt; investing and retiring; income and benefits; housing; car expenses; taxes; college payments; and keeping your information safe.
HOUSING
Take this course to lean more about the housing market. You can be better prepared for buying or renting your own home in the future. Understand the differences, what mortgages are, the process and handling money.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Use your student email to sign up for this free 'Personal Finance' course using our unique code:
BASINGSTOKE2021
EVERYDAY MATHS
Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course is designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten.
MONEY
Scroll down and filter to 'Monetisation'.
You can then explore the series of courses to explore the different ways you can make money online.