Financial Fitness Series Event - SMMC

Student Money Management Center Operations Update

Student Money Management Center personnel will be available to meet with students via online appointment through Skype or Microsoft Teams. To book an appointment with SMMC staff, either schedule an appointment online (login required) or contact us by phone or email smmc@ung.edu.

Dahlonega - 706-867-3308
Gainesville - 678-717-3984

SMMC Financial Fitness Series - Fall 2021

SMMC is pleased to offer our four-part series covering the basics of personal finance. These monthly workshops will feature interactive learning and activities designed to help you practice practical money management on a daily basis, and help you plan for future financial needs. Financial hardship is cited as the number one reason that students drop out of college. Attend our workshops and get control of your financial future.

Where Did All My Money Go?
Make New Money Goals! Does your spending match your stated values? Have you set achievable financial goals? This session will cover the basics of budgeting your money so you can make sure that your spending aligns with what's important to you, and that you have a clear path to future financial goals.

Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Location: Dahlonega Stewart Student Center, Room 332

Date: Monday, September 13, 2021

Location: Gainesville Student Center, Room 331

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Credit & All the Hidden Fees
Do you know what your credit score is? Do you know how it's calculated or why it's important? Attendees will learn how credit scores are assembled and how to use different credit vehicles, like credit cards and student loans, to raise their scores but use them responsibly.

Date: Monday, September 27, 2021

Location: Gainesville Student Center, Room 331

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Location: Dahlonega Stewart Student Center

*All Times: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

You Can Be the Millionaire Next Door
This session will cover the methods used for achieving future financial goals. Want to buy a house or a car? Do you one day plan to retire? Come to our Saving and Planning for the Future session to learn the ways to achieve these goals and how early you'll need to start planning to make them happen.

Date: Monday, October 18, 2021

Location: Gainesville Student Center, Room 331

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location: Dahlonega Stewart Student Center, Room 332

*All Times: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Identity Theft - Risk Management
You've determined what's financially important to you and make plans towards future goals. Now learn how to protect all your hard work. How much insurance do you need? How much should you have in savings, and what really constitutes a financial "emergency?" While no one can predict the future, join the SMMC for a discussion on Risk Management/Identify Theft because Identity Theft is no joke!

Date: Monday, November 8, 2021

Location: Gainesville Student Center, Room 331

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Location: Dahlonega Stewart Student Center, Room 332

*All Times: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Making Cents Make Sense

Join the Student Money Management Center and play the Making Cents Make Sense Game Simulation of Life! Test your financial survival skills!

Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Location: Dahlonega Hoag Outdoor Student Center, Patio A & B
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Location: Gainesville Student Center Outdoor Patio
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Location: Oconee Student Resource Center Outdoor Quad

*All Times: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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