Scams target persons of all ages. However, the elderly are most vulnerable to money scams and its a massive problem. Scams are growing more common and more conniving, but you are not alone in the battle against them. The statistics are staggering to include 2 million victims who lost $750 million to crooks. Victims are often told their computer has been hacked and the crooks take personal info from victims computers in a ruse to ‘fix’ the problem.

Ways to avoid fraud:

1. If you have an unsolicited person tell you about a computer hack -assume it is fraud.
2. Family members can and should remain involved with elderly family members to quickly detect fraud.
3. Never share personal info on the phone and keep info private.
4. IRS and Social Security send mail correspondence and NEVER call on the phone.
5. Contact the police to report suspicious activity.

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It is not how much money you make, it is how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for. – Robert Kiyosaki

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You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you. – Dave Ramsey

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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. – Norman Vincent Peale

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He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more; He who loses faith, loses all. – Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can’t win until you do this. – Dave Ramsey

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Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich. No one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each. – Christopher Rice

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Benjamin Franklin once said: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

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Money Course

https://themoneycourse.org/money-course/

Description:

A transformational budgeting and money education course resource designed to equip individuals with the tools they need to get on top of their finances.

What Will You Learn?

The emotional relationship with money, how to look practically at the basic building blocks for creating your own budget, simple tips and strategies for controlling your spending and getting your budget to balance, the importance of savings, and the benefit of setting simple savings goals.

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Finance for Everyone: Smart Tools for Decision-Making

https://www.edx.org/course/finance-everyone-smart-tools-decision-michiganx-fin101x-1

Description:

Finance for Everyone will showcase the beauty and power of finance. This introductory course will be a gateway into the world of finance and will examine multiple applications to apply to your daily life.

What Will You Learn?

An understanding of the finance world, and an appreciation for the beauty and power of finance, the fundamental knowledge, skills, and tools of finance.

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