{"id":1005,"date":"2019-05-14T06:40:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T06:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/finsbury-associates.com\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2021-10-05T22:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T22:50:40","slug":"moneyskillsforstudents-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finsbury-associates.com\/moneyskillsforstudents-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Money skills for students workshops NOW AVAILABLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Free workshop for school leavers &#8211; Basic Money Skills<\/h1>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>As part of our community initiatives to educate and support the UAE with financial planning and understanding, Finsbury Associates has kicked off a Money Skills campaign aimed at Year 13 students leaving school this summer.<\/strong><\/h6>\nA recent survey found over\u00a0 90% of school leavers haven\u2019t ever discussed budgeting or the basics of finance with their parents. O<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nly 45% have had any sort of budget education or advice. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consequences of low levels of financial literacy can be significant. Low financial literacy when leaving school, is linked to a host of negative credit behaviours, including higher borrowing rates not to mention how financial stress and credit card debt have been tied to an increased likelihood of missing lessons and dropping out of university or college.<\/span> The disconnect between what pupils are learning in school and what they need to know in the real world is huge. <strong>Financial Planning \u2013 Understanding the basics workshop.\u00a0<\/strong> Our workshops focus on the following core topics:\n<ul>\n\t<li>How to budget<\/li>\n\t<li>How to save<\/li>\n\t<li>Credit card fees and debt management &#8211; the consequences of loans<\/li>\n\t<li>The effect of FX on your day to day money and international card fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<h4><strong>We asked students what their plans were upon leaving school this summer.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 95% of students plan to continue with formal education, which along with UCAS (university admissions) figures in the UK, reflect this as a record high for students continuing their studies. 32.6% of the UK\u2019s 18 year old population will be entering university or college education of some description. <\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>That\u2019s a huge number of young people from all walks of life in further education. But it\u2019s also a huge number of young people taking control of their finances, most for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever students choose to do when they leave full-time education in the UAE, it is vital that all students are taught the basics of financial planning. 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O<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nly 45% have had any sort of budget education or advice. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consequences of low levels of financial literacy can be significant. Low financial literacy when leaving school, is linked to a host of negative credit behaviours, including higher borrowing rates not to mention how financial stress and credit card debt have been tied to an increased likelihood of missing lessons and dropping out of university or college.<\/span> The disconnect between what pupils are learning in school and what they need to know in the real world is huge. <strong>Financial Planning \u2013 Understanding the basics workshop.\u00a0<\/strong> Our workshops focus on the following core topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to budget<\/li>\n<li>How to save<\/li>\n<li>Credit card fees and debt management - the consequences of loans<\/li>\n<li>The effect of FX on your day to day money and international card fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><h4><strong>We asked students what their plans were upon leaving school this summer.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 95% of students plan to continue with formal education, which along with UCAS (university admissions) figures in the UK, reflect this as a record high for students continuing their studies. 32.6% of the UK\u2019s 18 year old population will be entering university or college education of some description. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>That\u2019s a huge number of young people from all walks of life in further education. But it\u2019s also a huge number of young people taking control of their finances, most for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/finsbury-associates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/istock-826669310studentsroadtrip-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"> &nbsp; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever students choose to do when they leave full-time education in the UAE, it is vital that all students are taught the basics of financial planning. 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