Advanced FPU Course
The Advanced Thirteen-Lesson “Financial Peace University” (FPU) Course is a Christian-principled 13-lesson course, taught by co-facilitators, augmented by video and narrated by Dave Ramsey, a noted Christian family finance expert.
A typical class will look like this: one of the co-facilitators will begin the class with a review of the previous session. A video (up to 70 minutes) will be shown, and then the class will have a series of discussion questions on the topic of the video (e.g. “Dumping Debt”). After this discussion, the co-facilitators will run through some accountability exercises that focus on demonstrating that the class participants are putting their financial lives in order (for example, discussing their monthly budgets).
Cost: $99.51 (includes shipping and handling) which includes a membership kit of workbooks, etc. (If this cost is a factor in you and your spouse attending, please see one of the Bayside Elders)
This course comes with a Lifetime Family Membership which means you, your spouse, and all of any teenage children living in your home can go through the program free with you as many times as you like at no additional cost for the course.
The advanced class membership kit includes:
- Text Book – Financial Peace-revisited, by Dave Ramsey
- 13 Financial Peace Audio Lessons
- Financial Peace Workbook with all 13 fill-in lesson notes and additional information
- Financial Peace CD with all the Monthly Budget Forms
- Financial Peace Envelope System for Budgeting, plus more.
Advanced Thirteen-Lesson “Financial Peace University” Course 2009 Class Schedule:
Free Preview on Sunday, March 29th at 12:15 PM in the main auditorium of the Bayside Church of Christ
April 5th Lesson 1: Super Savers (Proverbs 21:20)
Topics: (Getting started planning, nine simple things to do, setting up saving plan, Baby Step 1: Build emergency & rainy day funds, etc.)
Note: we’ll skip FPU classes on Easter; 12 April
April 19th Lesson 2: Relating With Money (Ephesians 4:2-3)
Topics: (Building a common focus, The “Mars and Venus” of Men, Women and Money, Shopping, Marriages and Money, Singles & Their Money, etc.)
April 26th Lesson 3: Cash Flow Planning (Proverbs 27:23)
Topics: (Building the “four walls”, Setting up a seven-step financial process, Major components of a healthy financial plan, etc.)
May 3rd Lesson 4: Dumping Debt (Romans 13:18)
Topics: (Debunking the Myth of Debt, Cosigning Loans, Cash Advances, Rent-to-Own, Car Payments, Car Leasing, etc.)
May 10th Lesson 5: Credit Sharks in Suits (Proverbs 22:1)
Topics: (Credit Bureaus, Identity Theft, Protection of the Federal Fair Trade Debt Collection Practices Act, Collection Practices, etc.)
May 17th Lesson 6: Buyer Beware (Matthew 6:21)
Topics: (Profile of the Enemy, Their Four “Tricks Of The Trade”, Development of Power Over Purchase, etc.)
Note: we’ll skip FPU classes on Memorial Day weekend; May 24
May 31st Lesson 7: Cause and Effect (Ecclesiastes 5:5)
Topics: (Basic Types of Coverage Needed, How Much? Insurance: Auto, Homeowners, Disability, Health, Long Term Care, etc.)
June 7th Lesson 8: That’s Not Good Enough! (Proverbs 11:1)
Topics: (Buy only Big, Big Bargains, The 1st Key: Negotiate Everything, The Seven Basic Rules Of Bargaining, Places to Find Really Great Deals, etc.)
June 14th Lesson 9: Of Mice and Mutual Funds (Ecclesiastes 11:2)
Topics: (Under-standing Investments, KISS=Rule of Investing, Risk Return Ratio, Diversification, Investing; Money Markets, Mutual Funds, Stocks, etc.)
June 21st Lesson 10: From Fruition To Tuition (Proverbs 13:22)
Topics: (Retirement & College Planning Plans: IRA, Roth IRA, 401K, 403B & 457 Retirement Plans, Rollovers, The “4 Nevers” of College Planning, etc.)
June 28th Lesson 11: Working In Your Strengths (2 Chronicles 15:7)
Topics: (Careers and Extra Jobs, Business Employment Trends, Understanding Your Personal Characteristics, Resumes, etc.)
Note: we’ll skip FPU classes on Fourth of July weekend; 4 Jul
July 12th Lesson12: Real Estate and Mortgages (Proverbs 24:27)
Topics: (Buying a Home as an Investment, Advantages and Disadvantages of Types of Mortgages: Basic Ways To Finance A Home, etc.)
July 19th Lesson 13: The Great Misunderstanding (I Corinthians 13:3)
Topics (Christian Giving, Old and New Testament Instructions for Giving, Financial Peace, etc.)
