AgriLife Extension to offer Financial Fitness workshop series in Lubbock

Improving financial security and tackling confusing financial issues will be the focus of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Financial Fitness workshop series, hosted by the agency’s office in Lubbock.

The Financial Fitness workshop is a four-week series offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday evening beginning June 17 in the office at 916 Main Street, 1st floor. Registration begins at 6 p.m. The classes will meet on June 17, June 24, July 1 and July 8. 

Cost of the program is $65 per person/couple for the entire series, and class size is limited to 30 to allow discussion among participants. Registration slots will be filled on a first-paid, first-served basis, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Registration may be made by contacting AgriLife Extension office for Lubbock County at 806-775-1740.

On the agenda

This series is designed to empower attendees with education and actionable strategies to strengthen their personal finances, said Robert Scott, AgriLife Extension agricultural and natural resources agent for Lubbock County.

Jason Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist, Stephenville, will lead the educational programming. Johnson will be sharing his more than 20 years of experience working with families in the area of personal financial management and investment management.

Participants will receive a complete workshop notebook with all materials and resources. Refreshments will be provided at each session.

Financial topics to be discussed include financial record-keeping basics, emergency savings alternatives, approaches to consumer spending, auto, home and health insurance, management of financial accounts, credit management, investment accounts and investment alternatives, retirement planning and estate planning. 

This workshop series is an excellent springboard to help participants put together a broad financial plan and then chart their progress toward achieving their financial goals, Scott said.

“Far too often we receive financial advice only from someone who is selling a product or has a vested interest in the choices we make as consumers,” Johnson said. “By contrast, the Financial Fitness workshop offered by AgriLife Extension is unique in that no financial products are being sold, nor is any information being solicited. The information presented is purely educational in nature and designed to permit participants to ask questions, evaluate their own situational needs and make decisions from an informed perspective.”