💵Personal Finance Summer Camp: How To Money!
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This is a one-week bootcamp on basic financial skills that will take you from beginner to having your own budget spreadsheets. This course is all about building foundations and finding ways to stay afloat in a turbulent economy, and manage your finances!💸Please note that this course is internationally applicable and focuses on universal financial literacy skills and concepts, while giving independent research space for specific countries and regions. Additionally, I will not be helping anyone make any financial transactions and any practicals will be on a simulated Personal Finance Notion. While Notion is required for this course, I will help anyone who does not have it set up at the beginning of the session.
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Come to any session you feel is important to you! Each session will focus on a skill you'll need to find financial stability and success, and will be applicable now and in the future. Remember to read the session descriptions for the best outcomes!
SESSION 1
7
Jul
SESSION 1
Community Events
Community Events
Mon 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 7, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 1: Responsible Consumption Habits!
Today, we'll be looking at how to ensure that we buy what we need, and that we keep track of where our money goes. This will include:
- An introduction to personal budgeting
- Choosing sustainable, affordable retail options
- Making responsible decisions about spending and saving
We'll also be setting up a Personal Finance Dashboard on Notion that you can use regularly to keep up with your spending, and store useful sites, notes and information!
SESSION 2
8
Jul
SESSION 2
Community Events
Community Events
Tue 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 8, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 2: Let’s Go to the Bank!
Today, we’ll be introducing you to the basics of banking, helping you understand how to deposit money, choose bank accounts and plans, deposit money and take loans in the future. Once you’ve started saving, this is where your money should go! This session will include:
- Demystifying the banking system (international + activity to research your own country)
- Criteria for comparing different bank plans (e.g. interest rates) How much you should be saving proportional to your income
- When, why and how to take out loans by comparing a car loan to a student loan
You will get a chance to research and create a profile on a few regional banks in your area, and upload that to your personal finance notion
SESSION 3
9
Jul
SESSION 3
Community Events
Community Events
Wed 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 9, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 3: Career Choice
Today, we’ll be looking at the pressing topic of career choice, especially as many of us are thinking about what majors to choose in college or whether or not college is for us in the first place. This session will guide you through:
- Realistically looking at a career that supports the lifestyle you want
- Finding potential majors and career paths that align with your interests
- Keeping options open for the future while still narrowing down
For this, you will create a “Future Jobs” list on Notion where you can look at some potential career paths you would enjoy and what you need to get a job in them
SESSION 4
10
Jul
SESSION 4
Community Events
Community Events
Thu 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 10, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 4: Job Market
Today, we’ll be looking at the crucial skills for finding jobs, including:
- Finding reliable job listings
- Writing a resume and CV
- Interviewing and negotiating a salary
You will be able to create a “Resume” database on Notion listing all of your experiences, education, skills and achievements, that you can customize into a one-page Canva resume for different jobs
SESSION 5
11
Jul
SESSION 5
Community Events
Community Events
Fri 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 11, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 5: Investing and Saving
Today we’ll be looking at how to create and increase our savings by establishing regular saving habits and making safe investments, especially in a turbulent economy. This session will include:
- How to create a savings schedule
- Introduction to the stock market and investing
- How to invest reliably and responsibly
- Introduction to cryptocurrency
- Watching for financial scams
You will be able to add an “investment portfolio” section to your notion looking at different possible investments, while also creating a "scam alert" with different red-flags
SESSION 6
12
Jul
SESSION 6
Community Events
Community Events
Sat 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 12, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 6: Credit, Spending and Insurance
Today’s session will be focused on how credit systems work, including using credit cards and how credit scoring works, as well as how to get and use insurance. You will be creating a simple “Guide to Credit” in your Personal Finance Notion, as well as finding reputable insurance companies in your region.
SESSION 7
13
Jul
SESSION 7
Community Events
Community Events
Sun 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 13, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
Day 7: Interactive Challenge
This 2-hour challenge will test all of the skills you have learnt this week and will have you use your Personal Finance notion to complete an independent, multi-step challenge simulating a real-life financial situation.