Money Smart Week is a week-long personal finance education week co-sponsored by the American Library Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Get money smart at one of our financial literacy programs!
Residential Mortgages
Attend this free workshop to learn about acquiring or maintaining a mortgage.
When: Tuesday, April 5 from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Otranto Road Regional Library
Understanding Your Credit
Credit and debt are parts of almost everyone’s financial life, and need to be managed effectively. Attend this free workshop to learn how to understand and manage your credit.
When: Thursday, April 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Otranto Road Regional Library
Free Personal Budgeting Tools Online
Looking for a better way to track your personal income and expenses? See a demonstration of popular online methods using Mint.com and OpenOffice spreadsheets to help you better budget your money. Popular finance principals by Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman also will be covered. Presented by Electronic Resources Librarian Steven Schwengel.
When: Thursday, April 7 from 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.
Where: Main Library
Investing 101
Learn the basics of how to start investing, including why you should invest, how to determine your investment goals and how to find the right mix of stocks, bonds and other investments using the Morningstar Investment Research Center library database. This program is online only and requires pre-registration, Internet and phone.
To register: E-mail librarytraining@morningstar.com and mention this Money Smart Week webinar and Charleston County Public Library in the request. This session will be archived for later viewing on the Morningstar website.
When: Friday, April 8 from 12 – 1 p.m.
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