Common $ense

2011-2012 Workshop Calendar

Wednesday, September 14th - Professor Ryan's "Money, Money, Money..."
Thursday, October 13th - Avoiding the "IOU" How to Set a Realistic Budget and Stick to It
Wednesday, November 16th - GUASFCU's "Build That Credit!"
Wednesday, December 7th - Gift Wrapping Security
Wednesday, January 25th - Debt & Loan Management (title will change)
Wednesday, February 15th - Investing w/ Professor Droms
Monday, March 19th - Friday, March 23rd  - Common $ense Tax Week
Wednesday, April 18th - Alums Tell All!

Click here for a printable version of the fall ¢ommon $ense flyer!

¢ommon $ense: Your money, Your future strives to empower students with a set of skills and knowledge that allows them to make informed and effective decisions, so that they do not feel limited by their finances as college students.  While in the past the program consisted of a series of 5 events that took place during the Spring semester, the program has been expanded to a full-length (one workshop a month during the academic year) financial literacy series beginning Fall 2011.

What began as a pilot financial literacy series in 2006, ¢ommon $ense: Your money, Your Future, has transformed into Georgetown University's premier financial literacy program.  Sponsored by The George R. Houston Memorial Fund, the Office of Student Financial Services, and the Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union (GUASFCU), ¢ommon $ense is an initiative that seeks out professors in the business school, financial literacy experts, and local alumni to develop engaging and informative workshops on topics such as budgeting, credit and debt management, loans, investing, taxes, etc. 

For more information about workshops and for additional online financial tools and resources, please visit our website: www.gucommonsense.com.

Read The Hoya's article about ¢ommon $ense titled, "Talk Target Financial Illiteracy" from March of 2011.