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Undergraduate Peer Financial Counseling Program

Peer Financial Counseling Program

The Peer Financial Counseling Program

Today’s college students are bombarded with ads, commercials and mailings telling us that we need to spend money to be happy. At the same time, many of us come to college very ill-equipped to handle our finances. The Peer Financial Counseling Program is designed to address this problem. We hope to provide our peers with a basic understanding of personal financial management to help us meet life’s challenges and opportunities, many of which touch upon the topic of money.

The Peer Financial Counseling Program is set up on the premise that the best way to reach college students is by having fellow students provide valuable information and experiences that we can relate to and apply in our daily lives. The seven modules in the program have been developed to explore critical issues of budgeting, credit use, student loans, and savings and investments. We provide student speakers to present the modules to classes, clubs, residence halls and other student organizations. Each module consists of:

For More Information

For more information about the program on UGA’s campus, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 706.542.6147, send an e-mail to pfc@uga.edu, or visit their Web site at www.uga.edu/osfa/pfc/contact.html.

For information about starting a Peer Financial Counseling Program on your campus, contact Brenda Cude at 706.542.4857 or bcude@uga.edu.

Program Resources

All materials have now been updated for the 2010-11 school year. You can download the files for all of the modules in the Peer Financial Counseling Program from links in the table below.

You can right-click on each file and choose the menu option "Save Target as..." to download it to your hard drive. (Alternatively, you can click on each file you are interested in to immediately open it up on your screen.) A "Save as" window will open up so you can name the file and choose a location for it. Also, a progress dialogue box may open to tell you how long the file will take to download and how much of it has been transferred. You may want to create a folder (such as "PFC downloads 2008") to put all of your downloaded PFC files in to keep them organized.

Document
File Name
Format

Making It On A College Budget

Making It On A College Budget: Introduction

Budget_Intro.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Module Guide

Budget_ModuleGuide.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Goals Handout

budget_ho_1.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Tracking Your Spending Handout

budget_ho_2.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Budget/Spending Plan Handout

budget_ho_3.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Spending Plan Handout

budget_ho_4.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Spending Plan Handout

budget_ho_4.xls

Microsoft Excel

Making It On A College Budget: Sam’s Spending Plan Handout

budget_ho_5.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Sam’s Spending Plan Handout

budget_ho_5.xls

Microsoft Excel

Making It On A College Budget: Money Management Options: 75 Ways to Save Money

budget_ho_6.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Julia’s Financial Situation

budget_ho_7.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Web Resources Handout

budget_ho_8.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Workshop Evaluation

budget_ho_9.pdf

PDF

Making It On A College Budget: Power Point

budget.ppt

Microsoft Power Point

Staying on Good Terms: Credit and Debt

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Introduction

credit_intro.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Module Guide

Credit_Module Guide.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Credit Terms Handout

credit_ho_1.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Control Your Credit Card Debt Handout

credit_ho_2.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Understanding Credit Card Terms Handout

credit_ho_3.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit Reports and Scores Overdraft Protection Handout for Counselors

credit_ho_4.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Sample Credit Card Statement Handout

credit_ho_5.pdf

PDF

Staying on Good Terms: Credit and Debt How Much Does That Latté Really Cost?

credit_ho_6.pdf

PDF

Staying on Good Terms:Upcoming Credit Card Protections

credit_ho_7.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Stop And Think Stickers

credit_ho_8.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Web Resources Handout

credit_ho_9.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Evaluation

credit_ho_10.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt PowerPoint

Credit.ppt

Microsoft PowerPoint

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Introduction

Credit Reports_Intro.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Module Guide

Credit Reports Module Guide.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Sample Credit File Handout

Credit Reports_#1.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Credit Terms Handout

Credit Reports_#2.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Control Your Credit Card Debt Handout

CreditReports_HO3a Equifax sample credit report.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Control Your Credit Card Debt Handout

CreditReports_HO3ab Trans Union Sample Credit Report.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Control Your Credit Card Debt Handout

CreditReports_HO3c Experian Sample Credit Report.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Consumer Rights to Specialty Credit/ Medical Insurance Reports Handout for Counselors

Credit Reports #4.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Web Resources Handout

Credit Reports #5

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Evaluation

Credit Reports Evaluation_ho_6.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Power Point

Creditreports.ppt

Microsoft Power Point

Savings and Investments

Savings and Investments Introduction

Savings_Intro.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Module Guide

Savings Module Guide.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments What’s Your Savings IQ Quiz

Savings_ho_1.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Answers to What’s Your Savings IQ Quiz

Savings_ho_2.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Glossary

Savings_ho_3.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments IRA Basics

Savings_ho_4.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Web Resources Handout

Savings_ho_5.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Workshop Evaluation

Savings_Evaluation ho_6.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments PowerPoint

Savings.ppt

Microsoft Power Point

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself   

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Introduction

Identity Theft Intro.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Module Guide

IDTheft_Module Guide.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself

IDTheft_ho_1.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Web Resources

IDTheft_ho_2.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Evaluation

IDTheft_Evaluation.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Power Point

IDTheft.pptx

Microsoft Power Point

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart   

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Introduction

HeadStart_Intro.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Module Guide

HeadStart ModuleGuide.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart: Lease Clauses

HeadStart_ho_1.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart: Lease Clauses Deciphered

HeadStart_ho_2.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Leasing Glossary

HeadStart_ho_3.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Repair and Deduct in Georgia Leases Additional Information for PFC Counselors

HeadStart_ho_4.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Module Evaluation

HeadStart_Evaluation.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Power Point

HeadStart.ppt

Microsoft Power Point

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart – Lease Clauses Power Point

Lease Clauses.ppt

Microsoft Power Point

Reporting Forms   

Cover Sheet for Evaluations -- Completed by Counselor for Each Presentation

Cover_sheet_eval.docx

Microsoft Word

Program Mid-Semester Evaluation Form

midsemprogrep.docx

Microsoft Word

Year-End Report Form

yearendrep.docx

Microsoft Word

Making It On A College Budget: Workshop Evaluation

budget_ho_9.pdf

PDF

Staying On Good Terms: Credit and Debt Evaluation

Credit_Evaluation_ho_9.pdf

PDF

Staying On Top: Credit Reports and Scores Evaluation

Credit Reports Evaluation_ho_6.pdf

PDF

Savings_Evaluation_HO6.pdf

Savings_Evaluation_HO6.pdf

PDF

Savings and Investments Workshop Evaluation

Savings_Evaluation ho_5.pdf

PDF

Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself Evaluation

IDTheft Evaluation.pdf

PDF

Get A Head Start: Lease Smart Module Evaluation

HeadStart Evaluation.pdf

PDF

General Information   

PFC Counselor Application

Counselorap.doc

Microsoft Word

PFC Counselor Information

Counselor informationform.doc

Microsoft Word

Sample PFC Counselor Confidentiality Agreement

Confagreement.doc

Microsoft Word

Sample PFC Dress Code

Dresscode.doc

Microsoft Word

Counselor Program Evaluation form

Counselorprogram eval.doc

PDF

Counselor Performance Evaluation form

Counselor perfomanceeval.doc

PDF

PFC Certificate of Completion of Counselor Training

Training certificate.doc

Microsoft Word

Sample Marketing Flyer

Marketingflyer.doc

Microsoft Word

PFC Program Guide

1112THE GEORGIA PEER FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROGRAM.pdf

PDF

Program Description and Proposed Budget Through May 31, 2011

Programdescription budget.doc

Microsoft Word

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