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Learn about money

BOC were one of the main sponsors of the Learn About Money materials that were developed from 2002, with a website version launched in early 2004.

Learn About Money

The Learn About Money materials cover the following topics:

  1. Understanding Money
    (workbook version only)
    A brief look at where money came from.

  2. Attitudes to Money
    (both website and workbook)
    A short module about how our attitudes to money affect how we use our money.

  3. Different Life Stages
    (both website and workbook)
    A short module looking at how our age and lifestyle affect what we might want from our money.

  4. Money Management
    (both website and workbook)
    This module looks at the basics of budgeting in the short, medium and long term.

  5. Saving and Borrowing
    (both website and workbook)
    A module outlining why people save and borrow money and where money can be saved/borrowed from.

  6. Positive Debt Management
    (workbook version only)
    A look at what debt is, how people end up in debt, managing debt and to get out of debt.

  7. Investment
    (both website and workbook)
    A more advanced module, this looks at different types of investment, their risks and their benefits.

  8. Saving for Retirement
    (both website and workbook)
    This module outlines the different ways to save for your retirement and how they work.

  9. Pensions
    (workbook version only)
    This builds on the information in Saving for Retirement and looks at how different types of pension arrangement function (for example, how tax relief works).

  10. Taxation
    (both website and workbook)
    This tackles some of the more common forms of personal tax (including Income Tax and Inheritance tax) and how they affect your money.

  11. The Next Steps
    (workbook version only)
    Contact details of agencies who may be helpful for your future financial needs.



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Learn About Money: BOC were one of the main sponsors of the Learn About Money materials that were developed from 2002. A website version was launched in early 2004. The modules provide a good background to Working Money and can be accessed online at www.learnaboutmoney.org or by selecting a module from the following: