BUDGETING, SAVING, CREDIT, & DEBT
In this workshop you will learn to use goals, budgets and technology to gain more control over spending habits, discover specific ways to save and utilize tools to help you manage your money. Further, we will help you understand the origins of credit, show you ways to establish or repair your credit history, demystify the way loans work and charge interest and teach you responsible ways to borrow money.
All San Francisco ownership opportunity programs through the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) require completion of 10 hours of homebuyer education by ALL members of the household age 18 and older, as follows:
1) MOHCD Homebuyer Program Orientation – 2 hrs.
2) First Time Homebuyer Workshop(s) – 6 hours. Attending this event ONLY SATISFIES HALF OF THIS REQUIREMENT. You must also attend Part 2 of the workshop with the LGBT Center to receive credit for all 6 hours.
- LGBT Center’s First-time Homebuyer Workshop Pt. 1: Budgeting, Saving, Credit, & Debt (3 hours)
- LGBT Center’s First-time Homebuyer Workshop Pt. 2: Nuts & Bolts of Buying a Home (3 hours)
3) Individual Counseling at the same agency where the First Time Homebuyer Workshops were attended – 2 hours.
Learn more at homeownershipsf.homebuyer-education.
Please note:
- This is an online workshop that will be conducted via Zoom. Information on how to join the workshop will be in your confirmation email.
- After registering for the workshop, please be sure to scroll all the way down through your entire confirmation email from Eventbrite.
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