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Personal Finance Strategy Specialization

Madecraft

Personal Finance Strategy Specialization

Budgeting Basics to Retirement Planning.

Master budgeting, retirement accounts, and the mindset shifts that sustain financial growth.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build a balanced monthly budget by calculating true income and categorizing every expense.

  • Compare retirement accounts and build a diversified investment portfolio suited to your goals.

  • Apply SMART goals and self-forgiveness practices to recover from financial setbacks with confidence.

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July 2026

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Specialization - 3 course series

Shifting Your Mindset for Financial Agility

Shifting Your Mindset for Financial Agility

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Decouple your self-worth from a financial setback and recognize emotional signals as useful information.

  • Practice self-forgiveness and surrender the need to control outcomes you cannot predict.

  • Build a SMART financial recovery plan and activate the accountability partners and support that sustain it.

How to Budget on a Starting Salary

How to Budget on a Starting Salary

Course 2, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Calculate your true monthly income and build a complete, balanced budget from any pay schedule.

  • Categorize expenses and choose a budgeting tool suited to how you actually manage money.

  • Build an emergency fund and evaluate retirement and investment opportunities with confidence.

Planning for Retirement

Planning for Retirement

Course 3, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Assess your retirement readiness, choose the right account, and calculate a personal savings target.

  • Build a diversified investment portfolio suited to your risk tolerance and time horizon.

  • Combine Social Security, a pension, and your own savings into a real retirement income plan.

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