- Everything you need to know about personal finance in the U.S, presented through concise, engaging, animated videos.
- Free tutorial
- Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (4,480 ratings)
- 77,863 students
- 2hr 59min of on-demand video
- Created by MoneyCoach.io .
- English
What you’ll learn
- At the end of this course, students will be able to…
- Build excellent credit
- Manage debt, including student loans
- Invest wisely and effortlessly
- File a tax return
- Get a great bank account
- Understand credit cards
- Understand and get six types of insurance
- Make a spending plan
- Buy a car
- Find a great apartment
- Buy a house
- Get a jump start on retirement
- Save for college
- Get out of credit card debt
- Avoid identity theft and fraud
- Understand an estate plan
- Navigate dating and finances
- Navigate marriage and finances
- Navigate children and finances
- Navigate divorce and finances
Requirements
- No outside materials or software is required to take this course.
- No knowledge of mathematics or statistics is required for this course.
- No prior personal finance experience is required for this course.
- The only thing you need is access to the internet and a willingness to learn!
Description
This course is designed for anyone looking to gain an excellent, practical knowledge of personal finance, covering everything from to taxes to credit cards. Sound intimidating? Don’t worry! This course is designed with complete beginners in mind. No previous personal finance knowledge (or math!) is required, and you will never need outside software or materials.
As for how this course is structured, we designed it to maximize your enjoyment and engagement. That’s why we teach you an entire personal finance curriculum through a series of short (<5 min), engaging, animated videos. Each video teaches you everything you need to know (practically-speaking) about a specific topic, like investing, in a way that even a total beginner can understand. And with over 52 videos in total, more than 3 hours of content, you’ll learn everything you need to know about personal finance, from how to pay your taxes to how to buy a car to how to pay off your student loans!
Finally, as for our background, we’re MoneyCoach, a financial education startup that has spent the past year developing this curriculum (with the help of a financial advisor) to fill the void in financial education and to teach people personal finance in the most effective way possible. So what are you waiting for? Get started today!
Who this course is for:
- This course is meant for anyone looking to learn (and eventually master!) personal finance. And yes, we do mean anyone! We designed this course to be accessible and useful for everyone, especially complete beginners, whether they’re just heading off to college or just getting ready for retirement.
- This course is NOT meant for anyone looking to learn advanced investment techniques or financial modeling.
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Course content
17 sections • 53 lectures • 2h 59m total lengthCollapse all sections
Introduction1 lecture • 1min
- Introduction01:03
Building Your Financial Foundation2 lectures • 8min
- Spending Plans 10104:05
- Quiz6 questions
- Funding Your Future03:45
- Quiz6 questions
Bank Account Basics2 lectures • 6min
- Checking & Savings 10101:57
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get a Bank Account03:49
- Quiz6 questions
Credit Card Basics3 lectures • 10min
- Credit Cards 10103:44
- Quiz6 questions
- Credit Scores & Reports 10104:04
- Quiz6 questions
- Credit Cards: Mistakes and Best Practices02:28
- Quiz6 questions
Tax Basics3 lectures • 11min
- Taxes 10104:05
- Quiz6 questions
- Do I Need to Pay Federal Taxes?03:01
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Do Your Taxes03:54
- Quiz6 questions
Loan Basics2 lectures • 7min
- Loans 10103:42
- Quiz6 questions
- Loans: Mistakes and Best Practices03:13
- Quiz6 questions
Debt Management4 lectures • 13min
- How to Rebuild Your Credit03:04
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt: The Basics03:19
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt: Other Options02:54
- Quiz6 questions
- Personal Loans 10103:25
- Quiz6 questions
Financing Your Education4 lectures • 14min
- How to Apply for Financial Aid03:57
- Quiz6 questions
- Student Loans 10103:28
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Repay Your Student Loans03:58
- Quiz6 questions
- Student Loan Refinancing 10102:21
- Quiz6 questions
Investing Basics3 lectures • 13min
- Why Invest?03:52
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Invest03:26
- Quiz6 questions
- 401(k) and IRA 10105:14
- Quiz6 questions
Car Shopping Basics5 lectures • 15min
- Buy or Lease a Car?03:04
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Finance a Car03:05
- Quiz6 questions
- Car Insurance 10103:14
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Car Insurance02:46
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Buy a Car03:14
- Quiz6 questions
Health Insurance Basics3 lectures • 11min
- Health Insurance 101: The Basics03:30
- Quiz6 questions
- Health Insurance 101: Types of Plans03:44
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Health Insurance04:09
- Quiz6 questions
Apartment Renting Basics3 lectures • 8min
- How to Get an Apartment03:21
- Quiz6 questions
- Renters Insurance 10102:20
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Renters Insurance02:38
- Quiz6 questions
Identity Theft and Fraud1 lecture • 4min
- How to Prevent Identity Theft03:59
- Quiz6 questions
Long Term Disability Insurance2 lectures • 6min
- Long Term Disability Insurance 10102:32
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Long-Term Disability Insurance03:33
- Quiz6 questions
Home Buying Basics6 lectures • 19min
- Buy or Rent a House?02:35
- Quiz6 questions
- Mortgages 10103:33
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Find a House and Mortgage03:19
- Quiz6 questions
- Homeowners Insurance 10102:56
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Homeowners Insurance03:10
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Close on a House03:49
- Quiz6 questions
Retirement Basics1 lecture • 6min
- Retirement 10105:35
- Quiz6 questions
Relationships and Finances8 lectures • 27min
- Dating and Finances02:56
- Quiz6 questions
- Marriage and Finances03:40
- Quiz6 questions
- Estate Planning 10103:53
- Quiz6 questions
- Children and Finances02:49
- Quiz6 questions
- Life Insurance 10103:01
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Get Life Insurance02:50
- Quiz6 questions
- How to Save for College04:42
- Quiz6 questions
- Divorce and Finances03:16
- Quiz6 questions
