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An Introduction to Personal Finance and Credit

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to manage your finances and access increased credit lines from banks with this free online course. This free online personal finance course will teach you how to set and achieve your financial goals. You will learn about creating a budget, keeping track of your finances and the benefits of saving and investments. You’ll grasp the difference between assets and liabilities and between good and bad debt. Finally, the course covers loan types, how to access credit, and how compound interest works. Enrol today to hone your personal finance skills.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID192332
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Define the main functions of money
• List the steps required to build an elite credit profile
• Describe the cash flow quadrants
• Summarize the uses of a budget
• Identify the differences between assets and liabilities
• Describe the main features of a credit score
• List the skills required to keep track of your finances
• Identify the differences between good debt and bad debt
• Describe the different types of loans
• Identify companies where you can get access to lines of credit
• Summarize the power of compound interest
Course Code1290

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