Budgeting and Building Wealth on a Limited Budget
Budgeting and Building Wealth on a Limited Budget
This three-session training is designed to equip you with essential skills and knowledge to manage your finances effectively, even on a limited budget. You will be able to have real personal finance conversations with a focus on monthly budgeting. The instructor - Marcus Brooks will have a conversation about our individual relationships with money and personal finance. From these real conversations, habits that need to be modified to get the desired results will be discussed.
Session 1: Personal Finance & your relationship with money.
We will have a high-level conversation about our individual relationships with money and the feelings that come up when discussing personal finance. We will also touch on credit reports, budgeting & savings & investing.
Session 2: Starting an emergency fund, paying down credit card and other consumer debt. Student loan and mortgage debt vs. all other debt.
Our second session will focus on the importance of establishing an emergency fund. We will also focus on the importance of paying down credit card debt and other consumer debt. We will also have a conversation on the difference between student loan and mortgage debt vs. all other debt. We will also revert back to looking at personal budgets and things we can do to capture more of the money we generate.
Session 3: Diving deeper into budgeting & changing habits.
Our third session will be focusing on bringing it all together. We will focus on reiterating the lessons learned and have individuals curate goals and a plan for the next 3 – 6 months. The plan will focus on i. tracking revenue and expenses, ii. decreasing debt, and iii. increasing savings and/or investments.
Next Training To Be Determined
Online Via Zoom
Cancellations with less than 3 days notice or failure to attend (No Shows) the first day of class will not qualify for a refund or reduction of charges.
Students may cancel 3 days or more prior to the day of class and receive a full refund. We solidify dates with instructors 3 days prior to the start of the class (or reschedule/cancel) and it is dependent upon enrollment. Cancellations with less than 3 days notice can not be refunded). Notification maybe done by phone to the Office of Workforce Education (607-936-5501) or email to ilearn@corning-cc.edu
Businesses in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben interested in seeking funding to send promising leaders from their organizations to this training should contact CSS Workforce NY at 607-937-8337.
SUNY Corning Community College is committed to ensuring equal access to students with disabilities. If you believe that you will need accommodations while taking this course, please contact Accessibility Services by phone 607-962-9262 or email Accessibility@corning-cc.edu to begin the process of requesting accommodations. We strive to coordinate accommodations in a timely manner, but some accommodations may not be available when you need them if you do not give timely notice.
About the Instructor
Marcus Brooks
Marcus Brooks, MBA, hails from Harlem, New York. He combines his knowledge of leadership training, organizational development, strategy, and finance with a deep passion for human development through the great outdoors and experiential learning. Marcus is experienced In public relations and brings expertise in advanced negotiations, crisis management strategy and inclusion, diversity, and equity. Marcus works with organizations to analyze their opportunities to make changes toward addressing implicit bias and structural inequity. He works with leaders to curate a structural change plan that is the right fit for their organization.
He earned his MBA from Columbia University in New York. His work includes managing a financial portfolio of $110 Million in assets; Ivy League instructor and lecturer on leadership; providing executive leadership, team-building, and communication coaching; emotional intelligence trainer and coach; and serving as a management consultant to women entrepreneurs.
Marcus is an accomplished international outdoor adventure guide, a professional rock and ice climber and a certified Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician. He has lead expeditions in the Canadian Rockies (9,000+ ft.), Peruvian Andes (15,000+ ft.), and Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft.). Marcus is dedicated to community involvement, and works with the Coalition on Sexual Violence Prevention and Men of Color Colleague Network Group (MoCCNG). He currently lives in New York with his partner of 16 years and their two children.