Money Smart™ Classes

Women who control their money control their destiny.

We educate women, girls and families about budgeting, credit, investing and retirement planning. Classes have been presented to women on welfare, women in corporations, women probationers, business women, not-for-profit agencies and to children in public and private schools.

Financial Literacy Classes

Classes are taught by trained volunteers who encourage financial responsibility and are designed for those handling personal finances for the first time, as well as for more sophisticated investors interested in understanding how to make their money grow. All classes are 1 to 1 ½ hours in length. 

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FDIC Money Smart™ Series

MoneySmart™ is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese. You can sign up for a single class or the entire series.

• Bank on It - the basics of banking, the different types of financial institutions and the services they might offer
  
• Check It Out - how to open a checking account, compare and use accounts, write a check and keep records.
  
• Borrowing Basics - overview of when and how to use credit, and the different types of loans available
  
• Pay Yourself First - the power to recognize the importance of saving money, how to save, how money can grow and the different types of savings and investment accounts
  
• To Your Credit - tools to understand a credit report, how it is used, how to start repairing it, and to recognize credit repair scams
  
• Charge it Right - how to describe the costs and benefits of using a credit card
  
• Money Matters - understand the concept of budgeting, recognize the benefits of using a budget, and budgeting tools
  

FDIC Money Smart™ Series New Young Adults Series

• Bank On It - an introduction to bank services
  
• Check It Out - how to choose and keep a checking account
  
• Setting Financial Goals - how to keep track of your money
  
• Pay Yourself First - why you should save, save, save
  
• Borrowing Basics - an introduction to credit
  
• Charge It Right - how to make a credit card work for you
  
• Paying for College and Cars - general informatin on installment loans
  

TWR Money Works

• Money Works - Basic Investing & Retirement Overview of investment vehicles, principles of successful investing and the importance of planning for your future
  

Participants

Classes have been presented to the following groups, among others.

• Teen Clinic Staff, Baylor College of Medicine
  
• Brigid's Hope
  
• Career Recovery & Resources, Inc.
  
• Center for Hearing and Speech
  
• Dress for Success, Houston
  
• Ft. Bend County Women's Shelter
  
• FUUSA
  
• Houston Preparatory Academy
  
• Julia C. Hester House
  
• La Rosa
  
• Mission of Yahweh
  
• NAACP Family Technology Center
  
• Neighborhood Centers
  
• Odyssey House of Texas
  
• Project Row Houses
  
• Harris County Housing Authority-FSS Program
  
• HP Carter High School-Teen Parent Program
  
• The Parish School
  
• UH-Parent Education Project
  
• Volunteers of America - McGovern Campus