Managing My Money
With real incomes falling and personal debt at a record high, it’s vital to improve your personal finance skills. This online course starts by giving you practical guidance on compiling a budget and using it to make good decisions about your spending. You’ll explore debts and investments, and how mortgages are used to finance home ownership. The critical issue of pension planning is explained, with guidance on different products. The course concludes by examining different types of insurance. It offers practical advice on how to make rational decisions about which insurance products to buy. By the end of the course, you'll be able to... This course is intended for those with an interest in developing their personal financial skills to make good decisions when managing their finances and buying financial products. The course does not require any previous experience of studying this subject. The Open University (OU) is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning, with a mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
Topics Covered- Week 1: Financial planning and the life-course
- Week 2: Income, taxation and benefits
- Week 3: Expenditure and budgeting
- Week 4: Debt and borrowing
- Week 5: Savings and investments
- Week 6: Housing and the household balance sheet
- Week 7: Pensions
- Week 8: Insurance
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Rating | 4.1★ based on 6 ratings |
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Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Jun 25 (earlier today) |
Cost | $64 |
From | The Open University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Martin Upton, Sue Cowley, Roy Drake (Educator), simon jackson, Paul Corner |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
Tags | Business & Management |
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broad introduction to finance
A broad introduction to finance, budgeting and various financial products.
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I already had a fair common sense knowledge of managing my own personal and household finances but this course clarified some things I was doing right as well as giving me good ideas of how I could improve management of savings and planning for future financial incidents.
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A useful course for anyone really and the sort of thing that should be taught in school but wasn't when I was young.
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Rating | 4.1★ based on 6 ratings |
---|---|
Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Jun 25 (earlier today) |
Cost | $64 |
From | The Open University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Martin Upton, Sue Cowley, Roy Drake (Educator), simon jackson, Paul Corner |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
Tags | Business & Management |
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