Finance Challenges

[Kate]

Below are the Finance Challenges along with descriptions of how to reach your challenge and receive your badge.

Remember, you must be in the G3 club in order to receive your badge.Click here to learn more about being a part of the G3 club. (http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/view_g3club.htm)

[Kate]

About this Finance Challenge - Smart Women:

Read Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach. This is a book on preparing for your future no matter how young or old you may be. This book needs to be completed in 30 days.

Suggestions for book review posts:

1. Outline the book, post your thoughts about each chapter.

2. Select the most beneficial chapter to your needs and explain the changes you will make and the goals you will set for yourself.

3. Explain the "latte factor" and how it can relate to your personal finance goals. What is the "latte" in your life.

4. Without divulging personal details, how will this book change the way you view your financial future?

Girls! Get Going!

When you have finished this challenge, click on "Complete" once the 30 days is over to receive your badge in your profile.

Click to visit the challenge page. (http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/challenges.php)

[Kate]

Plan for retirement. Put into actions what you learned from reading Smart Women Finish Rich. Meet with a retirement planner to start/open a 401K, 403B, etc.

To complete this badge: With this 3 month challenge, open and start an IRA and start contributing money to your future. You must keep a blog of your steps towards opening an IRA and post in the Financial forum about your experience in starting and contributing to your IRA.

When you have finished this challenge, click on "Complete" once the 90 days is over to receive your badge in your profile.

Click to visit the challenge page. (http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/challenges.php)

[Kate]

It's time to start paying of those credit cards. With this 6 month challenge, pay off one of your credit cards. Check here to read tips on how to pay off a credit card. (http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/article_18.htm)

To complete this badge: Pay off one credit card and keep a blog on your journey along the way of the ups and downs with this 6 month challenge. Also, post in the Financial forum to give others inspiration to pay off one credit card.

When you have finished this challenge, click on "Complete" once the 180 days is over to receive your badge in your profile.

Click to visit the challenge page. (http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/challenges.php)