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Moonshine Money: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Personal Finance

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1. First Steps

  • An introduction to the course
  • Getting your ducks in a row
  • Understanding your paycheck
  • Building an emergency fund
  • Taking advantage of employer matching

2. Budgeting

  • Everyone needs a budget (yes, even you)

3. Reducing Debt

  • How to become debt-free

4. Investing

  • Let your money work while you sleep (compound interest)
  • A blueprint for building wealth
  • A step-by-step guide to investing online

5. Keeping the Momentum

  • Auto-pilot engaged (pay yourself first)
  • Setting financial goals

6. Optimizations

  • Reducing your expenses
  • Increasing your income

7. Mindset

  • Developing a positive money mindset
  • Build the life you want, then save for it

8. Other Important Topics

  • Buying a home
  • Starting a family
  • Retirement
  • Protecting yourself against financial fraud
  • Insurance

9. Final Thoughts

  • Tying it all together

10. Great Resources

  • Books
  • Online

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