1-What skills and knowledge do you hope to obtain by taking the Personal Finance course?
Personal Finance Course is one of the assets that I wake up every day thinking about it, imagine
when you living in a country where things get upside down for the past 5 years, I hope this
course will assist me with making good decisions about my career in life, particularly with
regards to dealing with my accounts. The perusing task of my first week opened up a better
approach to seeing things. I'm somebody who one day has the objective of possessing my
resources, I want to be financially free, I do not see myself working for a company from 8AMto
5 PM. Furthermore, I learned the importance of understanding the micro-and macro-economic
factors that affect my personal finances (Siegal and Yacht 2009).
I also learned how to evaluate my goals using the SMART model and prioritize the most
immediate goals I need to achieve (Siegal & Yacht 2009). The opportunity to group my short,
medium, and long-term goals will also help me plan my objectives. In addition, I will be able to
master the procedures to save effectively and especially plan my finances. Planning will help me
avoid careless mistakes or overspending. I will be able to avoid overdrafts. I will benefit the
ability to raise my money to acquire large projects will be obvious that I am studying this course.
Reference:
Siegal, R. & Yacht, C. (2009). Personal Finance. Saylor Foundation. Licensed under Creative
Commons CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Personal Finance Course is one of the assets that I wake up every day thinking about it, imagine
when you living in a country where things get upside down for the past 5 years, I hope this
course will assist me with making good decisions about my career in life, particularly with
regards to dealing with my accounts. The perusing task of my first week opened up a better
approach to seeing things. I'm somebody who one day has the objective of possessing my
resources, I want to be financially free, I do not see myself working for a company from 8AMto
5 PM. Furthermore, I learned the importance of understanding the micro-and macro-economic
factors that affect my personal finances (Siegal and Yacht 2009).
I also learned how to evaluate my goals using the SMART model and prioritize the most
immediate goals I need to achieve (Siegal & Yacht 2009). The opportunity to group my short,
medium, and long-term goals will also help me plan my objectives. In addition, I will be able to
master the procedures to save effectively and especially plan my finances. Planning will help me
avoid careless mistakes or overspending. I will be able to avoid overdrafts. I will benefit the
ability to raise my money to acquire large projects will be obvious that I am studying this course.
Reference:
Siegal, R. & Yacht, C. (2009). Personal Finance. Saylor Foundation. Licensed under Creative
Commons CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
