How to Manage Your Money in College and Beyond
Join us for four online personal finance workshops that will help you build a strong foundation for your financial future and avoid common money mistakes made by young adults.
Sponsored by the Babson Financial Literacy Project
The BFLP is a not-for-profit program designed to help young adults acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for long-term financial prosperity and independence. The program draws from case studies developed by Babson College finance professors to teach critical financial skills in a community setting. While exploring real-world financial situations, participants build lifelong strategies for budgeting, building credit, investing, and more. An online financial knowledge platform supports the program. Participants do not need any financial expertise, and only basic math skills are required.
Workshops
Managing Your Money to Build Your Best Life
Paying your bills should be a top financial priority. You’ll also need to save for the unexpected as well as for short-term goals such as a vacation and long-term goals such as retirement. This workshop will help you learn how to budget your money and start building a nest egg for your future.
Investing to Achieve Your Financial Goals
Do you find news about the ups and downs of the stock market confusing? Do you wonder what the differences are between stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs and how you can start investing? These fun and interactive workshops will help you learn the basics of investing and how to choose investments that make sense for you.
Tips and Tricks for Managing Your Credit
Credit cards offer convenience and can help you build a credit profile, but they can be misused. This workshop provides insights into managing credit cards and their hidden costs and tips to avoid credit card traps. Learn about credit reports and credit scores and what steps you can take to improve your financial standing.
Protecting You and Your Assets
Life as an independent adult can feel very complicated and overwhelming. How can you prepare for the challenges ahead? This case discusses six steps you can take to prepare for the years ahead and protect your well-being and assets.
BFLP workshops are restricted to participants 17 years or older. A parent/guardian must register students under 18 and sign a waiver. Workshops are limited to 30 participants; register early to ensure a spot!