Budgeting Course
Basic Household Budgeting
Day/Time: Monday 8:00-9:00pm
Duration: 6 weeks (10th, 17th, 24th Oct; 7th, 14th, 21st Nov)
Tutors: Liz O'Connor
Fee: €80
Learn how to manage your income and expenditure, so that you are in control. The course will teach you to work it out on paper, so that you understand it all, and get a close feel for where your money goes.
Course content:
• Savings Jars – save an equal amount to each jar every month & pay the bills from your savings as they come
• 12 month rolling budget, to include less frequent and annual bills
• Track actual spending against your budget so that you see any problems early
• How to calculate future variable bills based on usage, such as electricity, gas, petrol
• Adjust the budgets when rates change
• Variable rate mortgages and changes of interest rate
• Include everything, not just the big bills
With each class, your homework will be to apply what you’ve learned to your own situation. You will be welcome to bring your questions back to the next class.
Duration: 6 weeks (10th, 17th, 24th Oct; 7th, 14th, 21st Nov)
Tutors: Liz O'Connor
Fee: €80
Learn how to manage your income and expenditure, so that you are in control. The course will teach you to work it out on paper, so that you understand it all, and get a close feel for where your money goes.
Course content:
• Savings Jars – save an equal amount to each jar every month & pay the bills from your savings as they come
• 12 month rolling budget, to include less frequent and annual bills
• Track actual spending against your budget so that you see any problems early
• How to calculate future variable bills based on usage, such as electricity, gas, petrol
• Adjust the budgets when rates change
• Variable rate mortgages and changes of interest rate
• Include everything, not just the big bills
With each class, your homework will be to apply what you’ve learned to your own situation. You will be welcome to bring your questions back to the next class.
About the tutor
Liz O’Connor is a business analyst and musician, with extensive experience in system design, accountancy and planning. She has been self-employed for nearly 30 years, the last 14 as a musical director. She started developing this method of budgeting after the last major financial crisis in 2008 and has fine-tuned it over the years.
Enrolment Details
You can enrol online or at the main school reception during office hours. Any queries in relation to classes, please do not hesitate to call us on 086 790 2260 or email adulted@tiernans.ie.
