Where Does Your Money Go?

Do you know where your money goes? Most of us don’t. Where Does Your Money Go is a 2-part program designed to help you better understand how you spend your money through hands-on activities.

Session 1

Objective:

• Understand how current money-management practices affect financial security
• Establish financial management practices that promote financial stability
• Adopt new habits that create personal financial stability

Topics covered:

• Importance of developing a Spending-Savings Plan
• Identify spending leaks in our daily lives
• Identifying needs vs. wants
• How to properly track expenses
• Establishing written financial goals

 

Session 2

Objective:

• Increase knowledge of money-management practices that can lead to financial control
• Adopt new habits that create personal financial stability
• Establish financial management practices that promote financial stability

Topics covered:

• Explore how spending habits, attitudes, and values influence financial decisions
• Tracking actual expenses since Session 1
• Planning for occasional expenses
• Developing a personal spending-savings plan

Contact your local county HHS Educator for more information about this program.