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Financial Skills: Managing Your Debt
September 29, 2020 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | Zoom |
| Audience: | Current Students |
This webinar will cover the ins and outs of credit cards, various types of loans, and the benefits of debt consolidation. Participants will learn how credit cards work, select the best credit card given their specific circumstances, and familiarize themselves with the key features of lines of credit. Finally, we will go over various strategies to help you pay off your various debts (including student loans).
Note: This webinar is also relevant for international students & newcomers to Canada, as it covers many of the basics about the different types of credit instruments available to you.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn about different types of debt (credit cards, personal loans, lines of credit, and student loans).
- Acquire strategies to pay off your debts more effectively (debt consolidation, snowball method, and debt avalanche method).
*Students attending the Budgeting & Expense Planning, Managing Your Debt, Boost Your Credit Score, and Introduction to Investing sessions in full will receive an official FCAC webinar participation certificate.
All graduate students and postdocs are welcome. If you are working as a TA, this session counts toward voluntary paid training hours, provided that you are working as a TA in the term when the training takes place.
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