Money Talk: A Financial Guide for Women
Women often have unique financial needs, according to Erin Ludwig, Iowa State University Extension Family Resource Management Program Specialist. “Eighty-five percent of women will be on their own financially at some time. Some never marry, some marry later in life, some divorce and some outlive their husbands. And of the elderly poor in America, more than 70 percent are women,” Ludwig says.
Pat Swanson and Cynthia Fletcher, Iowa State University instructor and professor, respectively, will be conducting a Web-based or by-mail course, Money Talk: A Financial Guide for Women, beginning October 5. “You will learn smart money skills and work through action steps to become a more informed manager of your money,” Swanson says. The goal of the course is to educate and empower women to take control of their financial lives.
The five course modules will cover financial basics, insurance, investing, retirement planning, and planning for life events. ISU Extension education programs do not promote any product or company. These distance education courses will run from October 5 to November 6.
The cost of $75 includes the 190-page Money Talk workbook. Call (515) 294-5247 or go online (www.extension.iastate.edu/store) to register using a credit card before October 1 or send a check payable to Iowa State University, along with your name, address and email address, and preference to receive learning activities via the Web or by mail to Iowa State University, Extension Distribution Center, 119 Printing & Publications Building, Ames, Iowa 50011-3171.
More information about Money Talk class is available from the Chickasaw Co. Extension Office, 104 East Main, New Hampton, phone 641-394-2174. Access our website 24 hours a day at /disasterrecovery/. Erin Ludwig, ISU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist, can be reached at 563-382-2949 or eludwig@iastate.edu if you have additional questions.
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