Welcome to Week 1, where you will begin your journey toward improved financial well-being!
The first important step you will take is setting some financial goals for the future. Maybe you’ve never thought about what you want to do with your money, or maybe you struggle with family members who have their own ideas. This week’s lesson will help you focus on you and your family’s values about money and get you talking.
Begin by reading Lesson 1: Getting Started. In addition to information and worksheets, each lesson has a set of Action Steps to help you apply what you learn to your own situation.
There is also a 2-4 minute video for each week that is available to watch on YouTube, “What Are Your Financial Goals?”
If you haven’t already done so, please remember to complete the pre-challenge survey before January 18. The following link will take you to the survey.
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Start and Keep a Spending Log and/or Dollar Tracker
Complete Worksheet 1-A: Your Thoughts on Money.
Practice “I” Messages.
Complete Worksheet 1-B: What’s Important?
Complete Worksheet 1-C: Thinking about Money and Your Values.
Complete Worksheet 1-D: Goal Setting.
Author: Kristen Corry, M.S., Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Monroe/Noble Counties, Buckeye Hills EERA, corry.10@osu.edu
Reviewer: Polly Loy, M.S., Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Belmont County, Buckeye Hills EERA, loy.1@osu.edu