10 WEEK CHRISTIAN FINANCIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
COURSE OUTLINE
THE FOUNDATION: Biblical Principles of Finances
PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT START- UP JOURNAL
INTRODUCTION
GETTING STARTED
SUCCEEDING
SETTING GOALS
MAKE PLANS
GET ORGANIZED
TIME MANAGEMENT
CREDIT MANAGEMENT
EDUCATING YOURSELF
Understanding what credit is
Understanding why we use credit
Understanding the credit report
Understanding the three credit bureaus and who they are and what they do
Understanding how a credit report is used
Understanding how to get a copy of your credit report
Understanding how to analyze your credit report
Understanding the credit score
Understanding how the FICO is computed
Getting Started Improving your Financial Life
Understanding why you should dispute errors in your credit report
Understanding how to dispute incorrect information in your credit file
Resolving Problems that we can’t assist you with
When to seek legal counsel
EDUCATING YOURSELF WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE ON CREDIT MANAGEMENT
Understanding how to establish credit, how to get new credit, how to improve your credit, and how to maintain your good credit
Understanding how to get credit
Understanding how to establish new credit
Understanding how to improve your credit
Understanding how to maintain your good credit
Understanding how credit cards work
Understanding how to manage your credit
DEBT MANAGEMENT
Managing Your Debt and Getting Your Debt in Order
Understanding what debt is
Understanding how to reduce your debts
Understanding where and how to get extra money to reduce your debts
Debt Reduction Journal
Understanding Identity Theft and why it should be a concern
Course Journal
SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE COURSE:
(With Guest Speakers on Most Subjects)
Banking
Investing
Insurance
Understanding how to start a home base business including a complete step by step guide manual. Under our Business Resource Center you will learn how to start and operate a home base business.
Understanding how to own a home including a step by step guide manual to help you buy your own home. At the end of this course, we will show you how to qualify for a house under our Home Ownership Program.
