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Acorns' Guide to Personal Finance

5 Steps to Building Wealth: Budget Better, Pay Off Debt Faster, Save and Earn More Money and Invest Wisely
Bestseller
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (3,547 ratings)
25,773 students
Created by Jennifer Barrett, Jennifer Barrett
Last updated 1/2018
English
English, French [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to calculate your net worth.
  • How to start a successful side hustle.
  • How to set goals—and build a budget that will help you reach them.
  • How to ask effectively for a raise or a better job offer.
  • How to pay off debt faster—and pay less in interest.
  • All the basics of investing in stocks and bonds.
  • How to cut your expenses without feeling the pinch.
  • How to build a low-maintenance portfolio that will help you build wealth.
  • How to save more money (101 ways!).
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Requirements

  • No prior knowledge or tools required. Just an interest in helping your hard-earned money grow!
  • For the exercises, you will want to have some of your financial info handy—like your take-home pay, how much debt you owe (student loans, credit cards, etc.) and how much you have in your savings, checking and investment accounts.

Description

If you're ready to get your finances in shape, but aren't sure where to start, this is it! In under an hour, find out how to save, invest and earn more money, stop living paycheck to paycheck and make real progress toward the future you want.

Led by Jennifer Barrett, Chief Education Officer at Acorns, this basic course breaks down the what, when, how and why of personal finance to help you start building wealth—no matter how much money or financial knowledge you've got to start.

You’ll learn the basics of personal finance and get simple, on-the-go techniques and tools to help your money work as hard as you do. 

What’s the difference between this and other personal finance courses? We’re focused on methods that are easy and sustainable—not disruptive to your everyday life.

By the end of this course, you will have a clear sense of where you are financially, where you want to be—and how you’re going to get there. You’ll feel less stressed about money, and more confident about reaching your goals.

You’ll know: how to create a budget you can follow, pay debt off faster, save more money on everyday purchases and big-ticket expenses, ask for a raise, start a successful side hustle and invest wisely to build wealth. (Make sure to check out the downloadable action plans, worksheets and other resources, too, to get the full benefit of the course!)

Apply what you’ve learned and you should see a noticeable difference not just in your finances, but in your life.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn the basics of personal finance, pay off debt faster and start building wealth.

Featured review

Lior Avni
Lior Avni
27 courses
23 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
I liked this course very much. The videos were all a minute or so, with easy to understand concepts. It's like a crash course in finance and economics in the real world. The key thing is patience, since wealth isn't built in a day.

Course content

7 sections • 32 lectures • 46m total length

  • Preview01:32

  • Preview00:38
  • What is net worth?
    00:27
  • Calculate your net worth
    01:55
  • How to set goals you'll actually reach
    01:11
  • What is a budget?
    00:59
  • The 50/20/30 Rule
    02:06
  • End-of-section review
    00:23

  • Introduction: Snowball vs. Avalanche methods
    Preview02:10
  • 3 ways to lower your interest rate
    Preview02:25
  • How to improve your credit score quickly
    Preview02:59
  • End-of-section review
    00:34

  • Introduction: 5 simple spending hacks
    01:21
  • How to cut your biggest expense
    01:05
  • Other simple ways to save
    00:40
  • End-of-section review
    00:40

  • You're probably underpaid
    01:16
  • The right way to ask for a raise
    02:53
  • How to negotiate a better job offer
    01:09
  • How to have a successful side hustle
    01:36
  • End-of-section review
    00:44

  • Preview00:33
  • What should you use a savings account for?
    01:18
  • The #1 reason to invest
    00:52
  • How compounding works for and against you
    01:07
  • Where to invest your money
    04:10
  • Stocks 101
    01:40
  • What you should know about funds and fees
    02:30
  • Bonds 101
    01:35
  • What to know before you buy a home
    01:12
  • End-of-section review
    01:11

  • Keep growing!
    01:42

Instructors

Jennifer Barrett
Jennifer Barrett
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 3,544 Reviews
  • 25,768 Students
  • 1 Course

Acorns is the country’s largest micro investing app, with more than 2.5 million users. Its easy-to-use, mobile-first technology makes it simple to set aside and invest spare change. You can invest automatically in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds, constructed with help from Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. 

Acorns smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping you build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. Access Acorns via the app for iPhone, Android or desktop. 



Jennifer Barrett
Acorns Chief Education Officer & Grow Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer Barrett
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 3,544 Reviews
  • 25,768 Students
  • 1 Course

Hi, everyone! I'm the Chief Education Officer at Acorns and Editor-in-Chief of Grow, a digital money magazine published by Acorns. 

I've spent much of my career writing, reporting and talking about money. 

Before joining Acorns, I was Personal Finance Editor at CNBC. But I started in financial journalism years earlier, covering foreign exchange for The Wall Street Journal. I went on to write about personal finance and investing for a lot of other publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Money and Newsweek. 

I've also co-authored two personal finance books. And I've appeared on outlets like MSNBC, CNBC, Cheddar and CNN, and on several radio shows and podcasts, often talking about (you guessed it) money.

I'm a huge believer in the power of financial education. I've seen the effect it's had on my life and on the lives of so many others. Educating yourself about money can truly have a profound impact not only on your finances, but on the quality of your life. I hope you all experience the benefits that even learning the basics of personal finance can provide. 

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