Finance Bootcamp
The Pitt Pennysavers offers a free 6 week class on personal finance, open to all students at the University of Pittsburgh. Students who complete the course will gain an understanding of all the financial issues they will encounter as adults, based on the topics listed below, and will also recieve a certificate of completion.
Syllabus
Budgets Week 1
What is a budget?
Income
Expenses
Time
Tools
What are the steps for creating and using a budget?
Bank Accounts Week 2
Why have a bank account?
Checking, Savings, and Other types of accounts
What you should know about your bank?
Speaker Summary and Speaker Notes
Taxes Week 3
What are taxes and who has to pay them?
Local, State, & Federal
Income and Tax Deductions
Tax Software
Financial Aid Week 4
FASFA
Grants vs Scholarships
Speaker Summary and Speaker Notes
Student Loans Week 5
Principal and Interest
Federal vs Private
Credit and Your Identity Week 6
Credit Score and Credit Reports
Credit Karma
Uses of Credit