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OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling is a great local private, non-profit United Way agency that can help you buy a home, pay down debt, manage your credit, and much more. Bills, heating, and holiday expenses tend to add up this time of year, so if you need assistance, why not look to OnTrack’s Money Management and Credit Classes, that are taking place throughout December:
Manage Your Money Class
- Saturday, December 5th & 12th
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
- 50 South French Broad Ave., Asheville
This very popular series provides interactive instruction on the basics of financial skills: setting financial goals, developing realistic budgets, tracking and reducing spending habits and expenses, saving money, and managing debt.
NAACP Credit Awareness Project
- Friday, December 11
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
- 50 South French Broad Ave, Asheville
Whether you are buying a home, renting an apartment, or applying for a loan, credit matters. This class offers all three credit reports and FICO scores for prices that are hard to beat. In fact, if you come to this class you will receive one free credit report and score!
Credit: Get It, Keep It, Improve It
- Thursday, December 10 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm
- Tuesday, December 15 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- Monday, December 21 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm
- Tuesday, December 29 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- 50 South French Broad Ave, Asheville
Find out what credit is and why it’s important, understand what affects your credit score, and gain knowledge of methods to repair or establish credit.
They also host Women’s Financial Empowerment Classes:
How to Find Extra Income in Your Day-to-Day Life
- Wednesday, December 16
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- 50 South French Broad Ave, Asheville
Getting a second job or working extra hours are only two ways to help increase your cash flow. In this class you will do several exercises to help you build a personalized plan to creatively decrease expenses and increase income.
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Money: How to Start Empowering Your Financial Life
- Tuesday, December 8
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- 50 South French Broad Ave, Asheville
This group education class will explore the difference n how women approach money; how thoughts and feelings, and even fears, both help and hinder. Learn to take advantage of unique ways of decision-making, and also approaches to risks and rewards of personal finance.
For more information about any of the programs offered by OnTrack, please visit their website, or give them a call at 828.255.5129.