Make and use a workable spending and saving plan.
Use mainstream banking services effectively.
Provide for a more secure future through saving and investing plans.
Use credit wisely.
Become a savvy consumer of financial services and avoid predatory lending and frauds.
Financial Education Programs for Adults and Teens -
Check the June 2008 Captive Audience for current class offerings at Duval County Extension.
Classes in money management, re-building credit, and homebuying are coordinated by the Jacksonville Real Sense Prosperity Campaign and listed in this attachment. Smart Move class schedule for 2008.
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GET CHECKING June classes - Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday & Thursday, June 25 & 26, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Extension Education Center, 1010 N. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville. Cost is $40 for individual or $60 per couple. Go to the GET CHECKING page for more details. Call 387-8850 to register.
BUILDING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE - Develop your financial plan and get tips for using credit wisely. To register call 387-8850. June classes: Wednesday, June 11, 12:30 to 4:30 pm. Repeated on Thursday, June 26, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Extension Education Center, 1010 N. McDuff Ave. Meets Justice Department requirements for Personal Financial Management Instructional Course for bankruptcy filers. $20 materials fee.
RE-BUILD YOUR CREDIT, TAKE CHARGE OF DEBT - Learn techniques for reducing debt and increasing your credit score - without falling victim to scams. Call for times at your local library, starting Fall 2008. Stuck In a Payday Loan is a new fact sheet explaining your consumer rights in Florida and how to get out of the roll-over cycle.
Get Checking
On-going Educational Programs
Seminars and Workshops
Getting Fiscally Fit and Lunch and Learn
Links to Money Management Sites
E-mail your questions, register for workshops
Anita McKinney
Extension Educator - Personal Money Management
(904) 387-8850
mckinney@coj.net
1010 N. McDuff Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32254