MoneyCounts: A Financial Literacy Series is a Penn State branded umbrella program that was developed in Outreach and Online Education. MoneyCounts Series offers free workshops at different locations, presentations, webinars, and freshmen seminar classes on topics relevant to students’ interests. All material presented is the intellectual property of the Penn State Sokolov-Miller Family Financial & Life Skills Center including  self-study modules.

Next Workshop

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
12:00 PM-1:00 PM

The Penn State Sokolov-Miller Family Financial & Life Skills Center is offering monthly webinars via Zoom. The webinars will be held every other Tuesday of every month, and are from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (Except December). To access any of these free webinars, please use the Zoom link provided below.  All webinars are open to public – no registration needed:

📢 Webinar Series 2020 – 2021 Link:  https://psu.zoom.us/j/3845004052

Summer 2020

Summer 2020

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

Special Events – Trivia Games

The Penn State Sokolov-Miller Family Financial & Life Skills Center is offering monthly Trivia games – KAHOOT –  via Zoom. The games will be held every other Thursday of every month, and are from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. To access any of these free trivias, please use the Zoom link provided below.  Trivia games are open to public – no registration needed:

📢 Special Events – Trivia Link:  https://psu.zoom.us/j/493258891

   Summer 2020

  Fall 2020

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Presentations

A – Financial Literacy Overview (FLO)

A1 – Investing for Young Women – Panel Discussion

A2 – Personal Finance in the World of COVID -19

AA – 10 Principles of Personal Financial Literacy

B – Budgeting

C – Credit Cards

D – Student Loans

E – Identity Theft

F – Debt Management

G – Federal Income Tax (U.S.)

H – Federal Income Tax (International Individuals)

I – Adult Learners

J – Smart Goals

K – Saving and Investing

L – Time Value of Money

M – Money and Relationships

N – Mortgage

O – FICO Credit Score

P – Car Shopping

Q – After Graduation

R – For Women

S – Financial Clutter

T – Environmental Stewardship

U – Retirement Planning

V – Insurance Planning

W – Money & Nutrition

X – Salary Negotiation

Y – High School Students

Z – Banking

ZZ – Study Abroad

Previous Workshops and Resources

Budgeting Fundamentals

Credit Cards

Debt Management

Deeper in Debt – Women and Student Loans

FAFSA and Scholarships

Financial Literacy for Women

First Year Seminar

Getting Student Loans

Identity Theft: Protecting Yourself

Information session on available resources

Military Financial Challenges and Benefits

Mortgages: The Financial Process of Owning a Home

Parents Weekend – 2019

President’s Club 9-28-2018

For Women – 2018

Saving and Investing

Spring Clean Financial Clutter

State of the Center – Progress Update

STEP into Financial Literacy

Strategies for Success: Student Loan Repayment

Ten (10) Principles of Financial Literacy

Wage and Tax Fundamentals

What is Financial Literacy?

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