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.