{"622261":{"#nid":"622261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Free Online Student Financial Wellness Course","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA penny saved is a penny earned, but a penny invested is two pennies earned!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou came to Georgia Tech to pursue your passions, make a change in the world, and eventually\u0026hellip;make some big bucks. But why not start now? A dollar may not seem like much money, but did you know that if you doubled that dollar every day for just 20 days you\u0026rsquo;d be a millionaire? As a matter of fact, Albert Einstein once said that \u0026ldquo;Compound interest is the 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E wonder of the world.\u0026rdquo; Now there isn\u0026rsquo;t just one way to make your money work for you, and there are a lot of money making techniques that we know will align best with your student lifestyle and ramen budget.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help students with a better understanding of their finances and how to successfully transition in and out of their college experience, Health Initiatives has designed a course just for you. It is a highly personalized and self-paced experience. The interactive experience will\u0026nbsp;help you learn key financial decision-making skills and apply them to important real-life scenarios. The three main topics of this course are as follows: school expenses, personal expenses, and career\/post-graduation decisions. Here is some of the key information that you will be trained on through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/healthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/online-education\/transit\u0022\u003ETransit Financial Wellness online course\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstanding and managing financial aid\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EComprehending spending, banking, and credit decisions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EManaging school expenses and avoiding unnecessary debt\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESetting long-term savings goals\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstanding credit scores, mortgages, and investing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EManaging a budget and differentiating \u0026ldquo;needs\u0026rdquo; from \u0026ldquo;wants\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent loan repayment options and responsibilities\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/press.careerbuilder.com\/2017-08-24-Living-Paycheck-to-Paycheck-is-a-Way-of-Life-for-Majority-of-U-S-Workers-According-to-New-CareerBuilder-Survey\u0022\u003E78% of Americans\u003C\/a\u003E live paycheck to paycheck and the average American household carrying over $137,000 in debt. This isn\u0026rsquo;t necessarily because of how much Americans make, but more so because of how they spend and their poor financial literacy. So, if you\u0026rsquo;re ready to break this cycle and control your money, rather than have it control you, take the next step and register for the Transit Financial Wellness course now by visiting \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/healthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/transit\u0022\u003Ehealthinitiatives.gatech.edu\/transit\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDo you want to learn\u0026nbsp;how to better manage your finances but just don\u0026rsquo;t know where to start? Health Initiatives offers a free online course for students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Do you want to learn\u00a0how to better manage your finances but just don\u2019t know where to start? Health Initiatives offers a free online course for students.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27649","created_gmt":"2019-06-05 18:46:43","changed_gmt":"2019-06-05 18:46:43","author":"Christine Kapurch","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"622260":{"id":"622260","type":"image","title":"Transit Financial Wellness","body":null,"created":"1559759933","gmt_created":"2019-06-05 18:38:53","changed":"1559759933","gmt_changed":"2019-06-05 18:38:53","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237016","name":"FinancialWellnessFBPost.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FinancialWellnessFBPost.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/FinancialWellnessFBPost.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1551898,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/FinancialWellnessFBPost.jpg?itok=goGk-q4T"}}},"media_ids":["622260"],"groups":[{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12533","name":"health promotion"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFareed Melies\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Intern | Health and Wellbeing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}