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San Diego, CA - “There
are several gifts available this holiday season that will
help adults of all ages learn about their finances and how
to improve them,” said Paul Richard, RFC - executive director of the nonprofit Institute of Consumer
Financial Education (ICFE), based in San Diego, CA. The ICFE has reviewed
and selected courses, books and novelty gifts that will add a new dimension
to financial education.
NOVELTY
Credit/Debit Card Warning Labels
20 labels/$5 + SASE (single version or assortment) Red White and Blue-four
versions:
a) Can I Afford It?
b) Should I Charge It?
c) WARNING: Overuse Is Dangerous
d) If You Can Eat It, Drink It, Or Wear It,
It Is NOT An EMERGENCY
Credit/Debit Card Protection Sleeves, a/k/a Condoms 10 sleevs/$5 + SASE
(single version or assortment) Red White and Blue-four versions:
a) Credit/Debit Card Sleeve For Safer Spending and Preventing Debt
b) Credit/Debit Card Condom For Safer Spending and Preventing Debt
c) WARNING! Overuse Is Dangerous
d) If You Can Eat It, Drink It, Or Wear It,
It Is NOT An EMERGENCY
BOOKS - COURSES
CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE Ages 18-75. Credit When Credit Is Due is a
12-lesson text, course designed to help individuals gain a better knowledge
of money issues and responsibilities revolving around the world of credit.
The course is a self-study curriculum, with pass/fail tests following each
lesson. When students complete the course successfully, they will be
registered in a national database and sent a registration card identifying
them to lenders as graduates of a national standardized credit education
program. They will also receive three cards addressed to the three major
credit bureaus allowing them to add a positive statement to their credit
reports. ($50. plus $5 p&h.) (Available in English and Spanish)
MAKE YOUR MOVE Ages 18-85 (A Guide to Home Ownership) A home buyer education
program designed to help you get into your first home. This is a self-study
program. You set your own pace. Upon completion, there is an examination.
Upon successful completion, your name and course book registration number
will be added to a data base which may be referenced in the future by
potential lenders, and may eventually earn you discounts or fee waivers from
participating mortgage and real estate firms. MAKE YOUR MOVE meets all the
HUD and Fannie Mae first time home buyer requirements. ($35 + $3 p&h).
FINANCIAL FITNESS TRAINING COURSE Ages 16-81. (multimedia) New course
includes VHS Video, a DVD, 4 CD Roms, Budget Worksheet and Nine Workbooks to
use with the CD Rom lessons, a Budget register - for tracking spending 1 ea
Fortune teller - a register for tracking savings and your wish lists and one
Financial fitness budget worksheet (oversized 16"x 18") in an attractive
carrying case (molded plastic). ($199.95 plus $8 p&h.) (Available in English
and Spanish)
MONEY AND BEYOND Ages 25-88. By Arnold M. Patent, author of “You can have it
all!” Money and Beyond transcends the conventional concepts of wealth to
show you how to apply the principles of spiritual fulfillment to discover
riches in all aspects of your life. He reveals 21 universal principles to
lead you to discover your own inherent power to discover true wealth. $16.95
+ $3 p&h.
All the above mentioned books, courses and novelty gifts are available for
purchase from the ICFE on its Web site at: http://www.icfe.info. Or ordering
by phone at 619-239-1401 or by mail at: ICFE Resource Center PO Box 34070,
San Diego, CA 92163-4070.
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About the ICFE:
About the
ICFE:
The Institute of Consumer Financial Education (ICFE), founded in 1982 by the
late Loren Dunton (creator of the “certified financial planner” (CFP)
designation) and it is dedicated to helping consumers of all ages to improve
their spending, increase savings and use credit more wisely. The ICFE trains and
certifies Personal Finance Instructors for its own curriculum. It also trains
and certifies Credit Report Reviewers and Identity Theft Prevention Specialists.
The ICFE is an award winning, nonprofit, consumer education organization that
has helped millions of people through its education programs and resources. It
publishes the Do-It-Yourself Credit File correction Guide, now in its 16th
printing and has distributed over one million “Credit/Debit Card Warning Labels”
and “Credit/Debit Card Sleeves” world wide.
The ICFE became an official partner with the Department of Defense/Financial
Readiness Campaign in June of 2004.
The ICFE is also a partner in the national Jump$tart Coalition for Financial
Literacy and the California Jump$tart chapter. The ICFE staff is also active
with San Diego Saves, an offshoot of America Saves, and the California Student
Debt Resource Awareness Project (CASDRAP) (studentdebthelp.org).
The ICFE’s on-line help for consumers who spend too much was featured in PARADE
Magazine in the Intelligence Report section. The money helps and tips are from
“The Money Instruction Book,” a course in personal finance, positioned to become
among the premier programs in the new bankruptcy and debtor education
initiatives.
The ICFE Web site at:
http://www.icfe.info helps consumers with mending spending, learning about
the proper use of credit, budget and expense guidelines, how to set up and
implement a spending-plan and also how to access financial education courses and
videos and how to teach children about money. Other ICFE services include a free
eNewsletter, and an online resource center of financial education learning
tools, including videos, books, software and personal finance courses.
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