The Learning Zone

Money Mondays : 10 Steps to Financial Fitness has returned to the Learning Zone offering free financial planning for students and grads, on Mondays through November 18, 2 – 3pm.

Join us September 23rd for the next session: Step 2. Set Financial Goals

Learn why your values are essential to goal-setting, and what makes for a successful goal. Identify three of your own, research their costs, timeframes and steps to achieving them.

Get control of your finances, plan for the future so that you can do what you love!

To learn more or to reserve a spot contact Money Mondays: Info Sessions.

Since January, Mondays at the Learning Zone have been all about the moolah. Bones, clams, dough, cash; whatever you call it, it’s money, and that’s what Money Mondays are all about!

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Love it or hate it, we all need money to live (barring some extreme cases!). Money management and financial planning are especially important when you don’t rely on a steady income — a situation sadly familiar to many artists. There’s no time like the present to learn about money because the longer you wait, the more of a mess you can get yourself into.

At this point, we’re already seven steps into the ten-step program, but don’t let that get in your way! You can still register for the last two sessions:

1 April — Step 8: Protect Yourself and Your Money
8 April — Steps 9 & 10: Get Help & Stay Financially Fit

For more information, visit the Financial Matters: Info Sessions page on the OCADU website.

Actually, it’d be a good idea to check out that web page anyway because Start Your Professional Practice Now! 2013 is coming up at the end of the month. With two days of presentations from artists, designers, and educators — like Budgeting for Artists & Designers (so you can catch up on what you missed at Money Mondays!), and Alumni Panel: From Classroom to Career — this is a great opportunity to learn from those who’ve been there. So take a well-earned break from studying, and study up on your future!

CREATive Fund$ (the financial literacy program from Financial Aid & Awards) will be presenting, Do what you love: Free financial planning program for students/grads, every Monday 10 am – 12 pm until April 8, 2013 at the Learning Zone.

This is a free 10-step financial planning program designed to help you get the handle on your money so that you can do what you love. RSVP at http://tiny.cc/2pq9qw.