Author: Lloyd Saylor
Planning Unit: Butler County CES
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Plan of Work: Financial Management
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Adulting Class:Life Skills in Butler County
Publicity about students being unprepared for the real world of, "Adulting," the Butler county 4-H Council decided to address the issue. Greg Drake our Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent assisted.
What is credit, how to plan a budget, What to know when taking a car loan, to cooking basic meals, changing a tire and check fluids, . What is insurance? Interview skills were also addressed.
The 4 evenings of the program were broken to Leadership, interview skills, who does what in our community organizations, what is the chamber of commerce? How to change a tire, check fluids, what is oil and why is it important?, How to buy a used car? How to take a loan, what is auto leasing, How to apply for a job what are bank fees, what is a credit rating, how to make yours better, how does credit rating effect loans, insurance, home owners, liability, renters, car liability collision etc. Budgeting, planning income and expenses.
92% said they could make a budget.
All said they could change a tire and planned to have a spare, some basic safety gear, and a flashlight.
92% thought they could plan a shopping list for groceries.
80% of participants were more confident maintaining their personal vehicle
100% of participants rated their soft skills knowledge for the work place to be higher after hearing Center Point Business Solutions speaker
90% felt prepared to purchase the insurance necessary for their situation.
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