Financial Empowerment for Reentry: Building a Stable Financial Future
With these courses you will be given all the tools to build and sustain a financially successful future.
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Lesson 1: Financial Foundations
Understand basic financial terminology and concepts and recognize the importance of financial literacy in daily life.
Understand basic financial terminology and concepts and recognize the importance of financial literacy in daily life.
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Lesson 2: Budgeting and Expense Management
Create and manage a personal budget and identify and categorize essential vs. non-essential expenses.
Create and manage a personal budget and identify and categorize essential vs. non-essential expenses.
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Lesson 3: Savings and Emergency Funds
Understand the importance of saving for short-term and long-term goals and learn how to create and maintain an emergency fund.
Understand the importance of saving for short-term and long-term goals and learn how to create and maintain an emergency fund.
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Lesson 4: Understanding Credit Reports and Scores
Learn how to access and interpret credit reports and understand the components of a credit score and their impact on financial opportunities.
Learn how to access and interpret credit reports and understand the components of a credit score and their impact on financial opportunities.
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Lesson 5: Credit Repair Strategies
Learn steps to dispute errors on credit reports and develop a plan to improve credit scores over time.
Learn steps to dispute errors on credit reports and develop a plan to improve credit scores over time.
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Lesson 6: Building and Maintaining Good Credit
Learn steps to dispute errors on credit reports and develop a plan to improve credit scores over time.
Learn steps to dispute errors on credit reports and develop a plan to improve credit scores over time.
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Lesson 7: Introduction to Debt and Its Implications
Understand the different types of debt and their impacts and learn the consequences of unpaid debts.
Understand the different types of debt and their impacts and learn the consequences of unpaid debts.
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Lesson 8: Debt Management Strategies
Learn techniques for managing and reducing debt and develop a debt management plan.
Learn techniques for managing and reducing debt and develop a debt management plan.
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Lesson 9: Negotiating with Creditors
Develop effective negotiation skills for dealing with creditors and learn legal rights and protections related to debt.
Develop effective negotiation skills for dealing with creditors and learn legal rights and protections related to debt.
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Lesson 10: Long-Term Financial Planning
Learn the basics of long-term financial planning, including retirement savings and understand the importance of investment in building wealth.
Learn the basics of long-term financial planning, including retirement savings and understand the importance of investment in building wealth.
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Lesson 11: Building Wealth and Financial Security
Understand strategies for building wealth over time and learn about multiple income streams and financial security.
Understand strategies for building wealth over time and learn about multiple income streams and financial security.
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Lesson 12: Maintaining Financial Health Post-Program
Learn how to maintain and build upon financial knowledge and skills post-program and develop a support network for ongoing financial empowerment.
Learn how to maintain and build upon financial knowledge and skills post-program and develop a support network for ongoing financial empowerment.
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Meet your instructor
Derek Snel is here to guide you from wherever you are in your financial journey and show you the path to success. Combining his experience in the system and his time on the streets with over a decade of experience working in the debt and finance sector.
FAQs
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Yes, our courses are self-paced, allowing you to learn at your own speed.
As long as you're enrolled and paying monthly, you'll have continuous access to all course materials and resources.
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Yes, in addition to the courses, we offer personalized coaching sessions to help you navigate your specific financial challenges.
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We offer legal guidance on debt negotiation and management, helping you understand your options and make informed decisions.