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Financial literacy webinar and trivia scheduled for September

Webinars and events through the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center are offered at no cost to the Penn State community

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center will offer a virtual trivia session and webinar on budgeting to the Penn State community in September.

A full calendar of financial literacy events, including their Zoom links, can be found at financialliteracy.psu.edu.

Virtual trivia events

The next trivia event is slated for 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17. Participants are encouraged to stick around after trivia for a “Finlit Five,” where participants can talk privately with center staff about any financial concerns or questions. More virtual trivia is scheduled for 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Budgeting webinar

The next webinar in the center’s series on financial literacy will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and will focus on budgeting. The webinar will cover financial SMART Goals, which stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely; collecting financial information; tracking money coming in and going out; and reviewing cash flow and setting up a budget.

A webinar on the Time Value of Money is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Self-study modules for all webinars are available here from “MoneyCounts: A Penn State Financial Literacy Series.”

The Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center offers services to the entire Penn State community and is part of Penn State Undergraduate Education, the academic administrative unit that provides leadership and coordination for University-wide programs and initiatives in support of undergraduate teaching and learning at Penn State. Learn more about Undergraduate Education at undergrad.psu.edu.

Last Updated September 8, 2020