PINNED ITEMS
Cast your vote for this year's Financial Literacy Enthusiast
Seven creative students are left in the running to be this year's Financial Literacy Enthusiast and $500 award winner! It's up to the UMBC community to choose from the following entrants:...
APR
19
Free On-Campus Credit Checks and Consultations
12:00 PM
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On Campus : Lower Flat Tuesdays
Have you looked at your credit report recently? Guidewell Financial Solutions, a local nonprofit, will be hosting a Free Hour event where you can get a walk-in credit consultation. With one of...
Wanted: Financial Literacy Marketing Assistant
The Financial Literacy and Education Committee is preparing to hire a new marketing assistant for the upcoming Summer and school year. If you're a star marketer with a passion for economics,...
Trade your best financial advice for a $500 prize
The UMBC Financial Literacy Enthusiast Awards recognize students that exemplify, understand, and promote financial literacy. Winners will receive a prize in the form of a direct deposit to...
Your Invitation to the 2017 'How to Pay for College' Seminar
"I will host my 21st Annual How to Pay for College Seminar on Monday, December 4, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Maryland Institute College of Art Brown Center located at 1301 West Mount Royal...
Volunteer with VITA to Serve Baltimore, Professionally.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at UMBC is an on-campus organization providing free financial services for the Baltimore community. Our students get professionally...
The Financial Smarts Cash Course is a free, easy-to-access Blackboard course that gives you the opportunity to learn the essentials on keeping yourself financially secure. But we haven't even...
It Pays to be Financially Smart!
As an honors university, we take great pride in preparing you, our student, to be successful in all of your pursuits. Managing money is an important part of your daily life and we want to assure...
Cash prizes for your best financial advice
Are you great at saving your money? Do you have advice for other students? Do you love prizes?! The UMBC Financial Smarts program is hosting its 2nd annual video contest in preparation for the...
FEB
22
Free On-Campus Credit Consultation for UMBC Students
10:00 AM
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On Campus
Think that you don't have credit? You may be like several past UMBC students who discovered that they not only had credit, but were given financial guidance, right then and there, for free....
NOV
29
Presented by PNC Bank and the UMBC Student Investing Club
5:30 PM
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Mathematics/Psychology : 010
Join fellow UMBC students and get free, practical, professional advice on how to organize your money while in college. All majors and ages are welcome to attend this seminar where you will get...
NOV
10
Learn more about volunteering with VITA!
3:00 PM
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The Commons : 328
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how income tax returns are done? Join the team with UMBC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and get certified to prepare tax returns for free. Then...
NOV
3
Free On-Campus Credit Consultation for UMBC Students
11:00 AM
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The Commons : Main Street
Have you looked at your credit report recently? Nonprofit Guidewell Financial Solutions will be on campus on 11/3 to help students learn how to pull their free credit report...
Volunteer with VITA
If you're interested in public service or finance be sure to check out UMBC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. You'll receive free tax preparation certification, learn valuable financial...
OCT
14
Learn more about volunteering with VITA!
1:00 PM
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The Commons : 329
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how income tax returns are done? Join the team with UMBC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and get certified to prepare tax returns for free....
the Incredible Edible Credit Score
Check out this video from our friends at Guidewell Financial Solutions on how your credit score is calculated. Learn this information today so that you can make informed financial decisions...
Check out this article from US News on what to avoid in your 20s to make your financial future a bit brighter! They recommend that you avoid: 1) Adding to your student loans 2) Not preparing...
Stay Connected with Financial Smarts
Stay up to date with UMBC's Financial Literacy program by liking our Facebook page. We post daily content that breaks down your Financial Aid, budgeting, and ways for you to make the most of your...
Saving today for wealth tomorrow
On Tuesday, July 19th Human Resources and MSRP Nationwide will be hosting a Pizza lunch and learn titled: “Secrets to Achieving Financial Independence” in UC 312 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. This...
MAR
29
What is your game changing Financial advice?
4:00 PM
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Online
The Financial Literacy Committee at UMBC is sponsoring this cool video contest! We want to know, “What’s your game changing financial advice?” Submit a video 60-seconds or less using YouTube,...
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