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Budgeting
Saving money
Debt
Your rights as a customer
Understanding insurance
Scams identity theft and staying safe
Letting other people manage your money
Getting help with money decisions
How to get the same for less money
Proving your identity
Investing
Pensions
Making a complaint
Keeping Money
In this topic you will learn about the ways in which you may decide to keep the money that you have. You will learn about how and why to budget and save money, about your rights as a customer, about debt and how to avoid it, insurances, scams, identity theft and staying safe, letting other people manage your money, getting help with money decisions, how to get the same for less money, proving your identity, investing money, pensions and making a complaint.
Within the Keeping Money topic you will be able to download spreadsheets that will help you to budget and keep track of your money, download a letter template that you could use if you wanted to complain about a money issue and watch a video about how to stay safe when using a cash machine. You will also be able to download a crib card to help you to remember what you have learnt in each section.
When you have finished all of these sections you will be asked to complete a questionnaire about what you thought of the sections in Keeping Money. Your answers will help us to improve this site.
Budgeting
Learn why budgeting matters, how to create your own budget, increasing your income, ways to spend less and what to do if you have budeting problems.
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Saving money
Learn why you might save, different ways to save, how savings increase, special occasions, savings/investments and getting the best deal.
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Your rights as a customer
Learn about your rights as a customer, exchanging goods, faulty goods, shopping online/by post, 'cooling off' periods, delivery dates and identifying fakes.
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Debt
Learn what debt is, why being in debt matters, unmanageable debt and how to avoid it, noticing the signs of and managing a debt problem, and help.
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Understanding insurance
Learn about why to buy insurance, deciding if you need insurance, types of insurance, where to buy it, the insurance policy and making a claim.
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Scams identity theft and staying safe
Learn about scams, how to avoid them, identity theft, using a cash machine safely, online safety, keeping cash and cards safe.
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Letting other people manage your money
Learn about mental capacity, getting help, sharing money decisions and how other people can manage money.
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Getting help with money decisions
Learn when to get help with money decisions, what sort of help to get, how to get good advice and what you might be asked.
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How to get the same for less money
Learn how to shop around, use price comparison sites, about discounts, sales, special offers, buying second hand and asking for money off.
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Proving your identity
Learn about why, when and how to prove your identity, what do do if you have a difficulty, passwords and PIN numbers and keeping documents safe.
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Investing
Learn about what investing money means, how you get money from investments, getting advice, the risks and ways to invest.
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Pensions
Learn about retirement, having a pension, types of pension, deciding whether to buy a pension, retiring age and advice on pensions.
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Making a complaint
Learn about why complaints matter, when and how to complain, complaints forms, help with complaining and disability discrimination.
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