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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) 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 + $3 p&h.
Ordering Information ICFE Money Bookstore: PO Box 34070,
San Diego, CA 92163.
Order on-line using a VISA or MasterCard at:
http://www.icfe.info.
OR
1-619-239-1401.
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About the ICFE:
About the
ICFE:
The Institute of Consumer Financial Education (ICFE), founded in 1982 by the
late Loren Dunton (creator of the “certified financial planner” (CFP)
designation) and it is dedicated to helping consumers of all ages to improve
their spending, increase savings and use credit more wisely. The ICFE trains and
certifies Personal Finance Instructors for its own curriculum. It also trains
and certifies Credit Report Reviewers and Identity Theft Prevention Specialists.
The ICFE is an award winning, nonprofit, consumer education organization that
has helped millions of people through its education programs and resources. It
publishes the Do-It-Yourself Credit File correction Guide, now in its 16th
printing and has distributed over one million “Credit/Debit Card Warning Labels”
and “Credit/Debit Card Sleeves” world wide.
The ICFE became an official partner with the Department of Defense/Financial
Readiness Campaign in June of 2004.
The ICFE is also a partner in the national Jump$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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