FINA 1904 - Personal Finance
The goal of the course is to discuss the concepts that underlie sensible personal financial management and provide an overview of personal and family financial planning.
No prerequisites are required for this class.
Students who successfully complete the course will gain knowledge of fundamental concepts to include an overview of personal and family financial planning with an emphasis on financial recordkeeping, planned spending, tax planning, consumer credit, making buying decisions, purchasing insurance, selecting investment, and retirement and estate planning.
Learn practical, real-world information that has instant application
in your life.
- Build your financial knowledge - and financial muscle
- Learn how to be a smart consumer
- Find new, eye-opening ways to save
- Understand the impact of borrowing money
- Learn the dangers of credit card
- Negotiate the best deal on a car and other major purchases
- Find the best deal on a apartment or house
- Develop a personal budget
- Learn how to retire a millionaire
- Maximize your ECU experience
Text Used: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finances
in Your 20s & 30s
by Sarah Young Fisher & Susan Shelly
ISBN# ABC 12384 5888
Topic Modules
- Automobiles
- Careers
- Credit
- Financial Planning
Get a head start on your financial future! For more information, please contact Mark C. Weitzel, MBA, Director, at weitzelm@ecu.edu or (252) 328-9877.
