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Financial Fitness Program

DePaul’s Financial Fitness Program provides free services, resources and tools to help students manage costs from freshman year through graduation and beyond.

News

Credit Card Traps: Beware, Beware!
The President has decided that the credit card industry is in need of an upgrade. As we have read before, this new C.A.R.D. law was instituted in an effort to protect consumers from some of the practices they have experienced from the card companies. While it is good to be given adequate notice about changes to your card agreement, you need to also be aware of the “perks” that you may have once benefitted from will possibly become obsolete. In addition, there are still some credit card traps you need to watch for. Click here for more information regarding potential changes with the credit card companies and how you may be affected.

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Events

Upcoming Workshops

Manage Your Debt Load
Tuesday, June 30
CNA 402
4pm-5pm

Debt 101: Credit Card and Student Loan Basics
Tuesday, July 7
Richardson 300
12:00pm-1:00pm

Post-Graduation Money Matters
Wednesday, July 8
Richardson 300
12:00pm-1:00pm

Register for Events
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Only 21% of students between the ages of 16 and 22 say they have taken a personal finance course through school.
Only 26% of 13 to 21 year olds reported their parents actively taught them how to manage money.
Research has shown that as little as 10 hours of personal financial education positively affects students spending and savings habits.
People from 16 to 22 comprise the majority of online shoppers despite the fact that they are ill-prepared to manage their money.
If you saved $200 a month you could be a millionaire when you retire.