Working to help UGA students manage money and stay debt-free!Recognizing that the average college student has three credit cards and leaves school with over $2,700 in unsecured personal debt (not counting student loans and other educational debt), the UGA College Republicans sought out a familiar face to help their fellow students learn how to avoid this problem, and how to better enable themselves to start off on the right (debt-free) foot when they enter the working world.
Ms. Van Flanigan of Atlanta-based Summit Seminars, the mother of UGACR Chairman Katie Flanigan, presented an overview Wednesday night of the "Common Cents" financial knowledge and responsibility program. The Common Cents program, which was developed specifically for college-age students and focuses on their unique fiscal situation, includes important, often misunderstood topics such as:
A personal relationship with money
How to set a realistic budget
Best banking practices
Income and taxes
How to protect your identity
Credit Cards: Interest rates, grace periods and minimum payments
Credit ratings and their impact on your future
Over forty people attended Ms. Flanigan's interesting, informative, and interactive presentation, which was covered by the Georgia Red and Black. Summit Seminars will be returning Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9, to offer the full seminar. There will be two opportunities to attend, with the program being offered from 1 to 3pm each day. The UGA College Republicans have negotiated a discount for all who register for this vital program, which will help UGA's students maintain the freedom of finishing college and beginning the rest of their lives debt-free
For more information, contact UGACR PR Director Jeff Emanuel at (678)492-8228 or via email at the UGACR Press Office (UGACRPress@gmail.com).
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