Overview

College alone can be stressful, but exploring a new country and culture can make it even more difficult. During this course, you will explore the financial spending culture of the U.S., create a budget, learn about the consumer debt culture in the U.S., touch on managing financial stress, and plan on how to fund your lifestyle and school expenses.

    1. Introduction to International Students

    1. Budgeting

    2. Instructions: Build Your Own Budget

    3. Activity: Build Your Own Budget

    1. Spending Money

    2. Understanding Tipping in America

    1. Debt

    2. Instructions: Your Debt Repayment Calculator

    3. Activity: Your Debt Repayment Calculator

    1. Working & Saving

    2. Instructions: Planning for Upcoming Expenses

    3. Activity: Planning for Upcoming Expenses

    1. Dealing with Financial Stress

    2. Instructions: Rate Your Stress Level

    3. Activity: Rate Your Stress Level

    4. Tips for Dealing with Financial Stress

About this course

  • Free
  • 24 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content