Budgeting and Saving

Synopsis
Budgeting and Saving: Banking Basics explains basic principles of consumer banking.

Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to better manage his or her personal finances.

Time
3 hours

Product Code: BUDG03

After completing Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt, the user should be able to:

Avoid paying bank transaction fees and service charges

Explain how interest rates work

Negotiate better rates on accounts and loans

Compare banking options such as credit unions and other banks

Avoiding Fees and Service Charges
Understanding fees and charges

Avoiding fee robbery

Avoiding check-cashing outfits

Understanding Rates
Banks: Cashing in on your ignorance?

Learning the basics and the lingo

Adjusting the numbers

How banks set their rates

Factors banks watch

Finding Better Rates
Avoiding rate-related pitfalls

Negotiating — it works!

Considering Banking Options
Reasons to switch banks

Making the switch

Considering a credit union

This course has the following features:

Exercises that allow users to explore how a course topic applies to budgeting and saving

A file containing the text of the exercises

Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt (BUDG01)

Budgeting and Saving: Eliminating Debt (BUDG02)

Get more out of your Software
Improve your Skills
Prepare for Certification
Save time every time and reduce frustration.

Our online training material lets you:
TEST your skills
LIST the areas where you need additional training
Take lessons that TEACH SKILLS to improve these areas
Tests your skills again

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Repeat the courses as often as you need, you have 12 months of unlimited access and can view your scores anytime so you can easily track your progress.

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