Key Financial Steps for College Seniors and Young Workers Webcast
April 18, 2012 4:00 pm to 5:15 EDT
Managing your finances can seem challenging when you are finishing up college or just starting out. In this free webcast, you will learn the five steps to get off to a good financial start – how to create a budget, repay your student loans, think like a saver and stay out of debt, invest for the future, and make the most of employee benefits from your job.
The U.S. Department of Labor will be joined by speakers from the Consumer Federation of America/America Saves, the National Endowment for Financial Education, and the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development. We’ll help you get started with information to achieve your financial goals, whether short-term, like paying off credit card debt and student loans, or saving for a long-term goal, such as retirement. By getting a good financial start, you can get time on your side so you can do the things you want to do in the future.
You can register HERE
or on EBSA’s website www.dol.gov/ebsa
under Participant Assistance Workshops and Webcasts.
Enroll Now to be an American Saver
America Saves Week is a week-long campaign to promote savings for future financial goals, particularly by low and moderate income U.S. households. It will run from February 20-27, 2011 under the leadership of the Consumer Federation of America and participating Saves campaigns in cities, counties, and states around the United States.
New Jersey Saves Week (NJSW) is organized by the New Jersey Coalition for Financial Education (NJCFE). It includes information and events designed to promote savings by New Jersey residents, including financial programs for consumers conducted by NJCFE member organizations and promotion of the direct deposit of tax refunds at volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) sites. A Web site with information about savings and related topics will be available year-round and a week of special events to promote savings will be conducted annually.
The objectives of New Jersey Saves Week are to:
- Create an awareness in New Jersey of personal finance topics, especially the need for regular savings
- Encourage New Jersey residents to save money and enroll as American Savers (www.AmericaSaves.org)
- Increase visibility for the New Jersey Coalition for Financial Education and its member organizations
- Establish a New Jersey Saves Week Web site, linked to America Saves, for ongoing savings promotion in New Jersey
