First Steps to Financial Wellness with Dan Wickens

About this event

Event interval: Ongoing event

Campus room: MLG 311

Event Types: Information Sessions

Accessibility Contact: Sally Schwartz

Each session of this 2 part series stands on its own, so attend any that you can! You will still gain meaningful value even if you can only attend 1 workshop.

Nov 10 workshop-First Steps to Financial Wellness. You'll learn how to make your money a h ealthy and positive part of life, and leave with a practical checklist and several tools to start your financial wellness journey (Financial Wellness Starter Packet)

Nov 17th Workshop-Defense Tools to protect your money. You'll learn how to make quality financia l choices, and practice using the WAIT method and HOP Analysis with debt and spending decisions. Career Planning, Basic Savings Strategies and Basic Investment Strategies. You'll learn how to earn and invest in a healthy way, and set meaningful goals for healthy life and finances.

Dan Wickens is the author of Healthy Dough: Ingredien ts for the financial health you crave. He will teach you how to ma ke your finances a healthy and positive part of life, and his dynamic delivery will keep you awake through topics that may otherwise be literary sleeping pills. Dan's own health and money stories range from cri ngeworthy to inspirational, bridging the gap between textbook knowledge and life in the real world.

About Dan Wickens

Dan is a CPA with over a decade of experience. He started as an auditor for a large accounting firm and transitioned into the corporate world, specializing in healthcare and non-profits. Dan is a UW Tacoma graduate class of 2013 and a money matters mentor for the Milgard Center for Financial Wellness.

Read more about Dan's Work with UWT and the community here

www.tacoma.uw.edu…