Managing Student Debt
Learn how to manage student debt!
Lesson Overview
Course Introduction
Introduction: What the Bible has to Say about Personal Finances
Money & Stewardship
Debt
Toil
Reality Check
Lesson Overview
Introduction: The Burden of Student Loan Debt
Financial Burden of Debt
Debt Affects Your Life
The Burden of Debt on Your Loved Ones
Reality Check
Lesson Overview
Introduction: Foundations for Paying Off Student Loans
Finding Your "Why"
Pursuing Contentment
Building Your Support System
Staying Humble
Reality Check
Lesson Overview
Introduction: The Game Plan
Listing Your Debts – Part 1
Listing Your Debts – Part 2
Crunching the Numbers
Understanding the Total Cost
Transition
Accepting the Reality
Transition to Attack
Learning to Budget EveryDollar
Increasing Your Income
Decreasing Your Expense
Staying Focused
Spirit-Led Giving
Reality Check
Recommended Resources
Lesson Overview
Debt-Free Living
How Not to Go Back into Debt
Savings & Retirement
Major Future Purchases
Generosity
Reality Check
Course Wrap Up
Recommended Resources
Course Evaluation
According to Jacob and Andrea Marrero, it takes the right combination of motivation, encouragement, and specific tactics, all covered in Managing Student Debt.
In this course, you'll learn how to identify your "Why" and how to build your budget, inspiring you to develop the focus to become debt free. By taking these steps, you'll also create the foundation to help you pay off student debt much sooner than you thought possible.
As they share stories from their student debt journey, Jacob and Andrea will walk you through the following topics:
- Theology of Personal Finance
- The Burden of Student Loan Debt
- Foundations for Paying off Debt
- The Game Plan
- Debt-Free Living
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the reflection and discussion questions. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
Since this course is designed as a self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.
No. The course contains everything you need to successfully complete the course. There are resources recommended at the end of the course that you’re free to purchase if you wish to pursue further study on the course topics.
Crowell School of Business |
Biola University