Understanding your finances is just as important as filing your taxes. This page is designed to help you build your knowledge and confidence when it comes to managing money, planning for the future, and making informed financial decisions. Explore our collection of recorded webinars, helpful guides, and trusted resources - all created or curated with taxpayers like you in mind. Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your financial skills, there's something here for everyone.
Want to learn more about how taxes work?
Check out our Understanding Your Taxes page for practical tips on tax prep readiness, W-4s, taxable income, and credits you may qualify for. It’s a great companion to your financial learning journey!
Topics
Budgeting – Do You Know Where Your Money is Going?
This interactive seminar will cover the need for budgeting, how to start a budget, and how to find additional resources to cover basic needs. Participants will create a budget using the 50/30/20 Rule and learn strategies to use in saving money while being “broke”.
Credit Score/Banking – Should I Be Concerned About My Credit History?
Yes, we all should be concerned about our credit history to take control of our banking and to stop fraud. This seminar will explore what actions have a negative impact on our banking history, how to access individual credit history, and strategies to use to increase credit scores while improving relationships with banks.
Debt/Loans – Is Debt Good or Bad? Isn’t debt bad?
The session will cover when debt can be a positive or negative in your financial life. What to look out for when you take out a loan and how to understand your loan and what to keep an eye out for. This seminar will also cover the types of loans, basic loan information, and predatory lending.
Health plans, FSA (Flexible Spending Account), HSA (Health Savings Account), High/Low Deductible, Marketplace – Which Health Care Option is Right for Me?
I qualified for health insurance! This seminar provides a simplified understanding of various health plan options that might be offered, and the meaning of common “jargon” used. Selecting the right health plan will no longer be confusing and stressful.
Retirement Plans
It is not too early to start thinking about and starting a retirement account even though you do not have the money. Depending on the retirement investment, your money can double every five to seven years. This seminar will focus on investment strategies individuals use to save toward retirement or large purchases.
Protecting & Organizing Your Side Hustle
Ready to take your side hustle to the next level? This session covers how to organize your business, including the basics of different business structures like sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships, S-corporations, and C-corporations. We’ll also explore what records you need to keep, how to track income and expenses, and simple methods for organizing your business finances.
Do I Need to Have a Will?
What happens to your assets when you pass away? This seminar we will discuss what a Will is and if one is necessary for an individual. We will also discuss trusts and other ways of managing assets for when someone passes away.
Prize Money - How Do I Report My Fun Money?
Is it true, we all need to report our gambling winning? This seminar will discuss what constitutes gambling winnings, how to report winnings, and the consequences of not reporting.
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Want to Share Your Expertise?
Are you a community member with financial knowledge or resources to share? We’re always looking to expand our library of tools and trainings. If you’re interested in contributing a resource, overview, or recorded training to support financial education in Nebraska, please reach out to the TCAN team - we’d love to collaborate!
Contact Us or email vita@unl.edu to start the conversation.