If you're a Year 12 or 13 student wanting to learn about how to manage your money in minutes, you're in the right place! Whether you’re planning to pursue tertiary education, or keen to dive straight into the workforce after high school, money management is an incredibly important skill. In this short and sweet 12-page course, we will take you through ALL the basics of money management. Here’s an overview of the topics that we will cover:
After completing this module, you’ll know all the ins and outs of the basic concepts of debt, credit cards and interest rates.
Saving sounds boring, but it’s necessary to set us up for the exciting stuff - such as investing. We’ll cover the importance of having emergency savings, creating a budget, and talk about retirement and Kiwisaver.
In the last module, we’ll demystify concepts such as investing, insurance, tax and student loans. You’ll also be led through the next steps you might want to take - such as creating an IRD number and a RealMe account!
Lastly, we’ll wrap it all up with reccomended books, podcasts and websites, if you’d like to learn more about managing your finances. The topic of money might be overwhelming at first, but it really isn’t as scary as it sounds! We’ll be here to guide you every step of the way, so that you can be wise about your wealth by the end of this course. What are you waiting for?