Unconquered by Debt: A Financial Wellness Program

Program Goals

The goals of the program are to enhance financial literacy and transform decision making so that students become wealth creators. The program will promote balanced financial choices so that students fully understand they are responsible for their current and future lifestyles. The focus is on key life choices: career options, earning, spending, saving, investing, managing credit, evaluating risk, insuring assets, and planning for retirement. The Center seeks to build relationships around campus to promote and implement the program.

Program Resources

Our program covers 33 topics and provides the following resources for each:

  • Content Videos
  • A Topical Story
  • Book References
  • Other Web-Based Resources

Please visit our resource site to access the materials.

Workshops

Sign up for any or all of this series of free workshops here. All workshops will be held at the Stavros Center for Economic Education, 250 S. Woodward Ave. (next to the UPS Store). Food and drinks will be provided at every event.

Fall 2023 Workshops Schedule
 

Week 3

Career Essentials – Creating reasonable expectations for your future
September 12 @ 5pm

Money Management – Determining a healthy spending plan

September 13 @ 6pm

Week 4

Building Blocks to Wealth – Start your journey to financial wellness

September 19 @ 5pm

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – Understanding investment types

September 20 @ 6pm

Week 5

Money Management – Determining a healthy spending plan

September 26 @ 5pm

Credit Management – Understanding credit and debt, don’t overextend

September 27 @ 6pm

Week 6

Credit Management – Understanding credit and debt, don’t overextend

October 3 @ 5pm

Retirement – It’s never too early to start planning

October 4 @ 6pm

Week 7

Risk Management – Protect your wealth, protect yourself

October 10 @ 5pm

Money Management – Determining a healthy spending plan

October 11 @ 6pm

Week 8

Taxes – The role of taxes in your financial picture

October 17 @ 5pm

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – Understanding Investment Types

October 18 @ 6pm

Week 9

Car Facts – Making informed decisions about what you’ll drive

October 24 @ 5pm

Credit Management – Understanding credit and debt, don’t overextend

October 25 @ 6pm

Week 10

Home Sweet Home – Investigating Housing Decisions

October 31 @ 5pm

Retirement – It’s never too early to start planning

November 1 @ 6pm

Week 11

Investing Principles – Evaluating risks and rewards of investing

November 7 @ 5pm

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – Understanding investment types

November 8 @ 6pm

Week 12

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – Understanding investment types

November 14 @ 5pm

Money Management – Determining a healthy spending plan

November 15 @ 6pm

Week 13

No Workshops

Week 14

Retirement – It’s never too early to start planning

November 28 @ 5pm

Credit Management – Understanding credit and debt, don’t overextend

November 29 @ 6pm

Certified Peer Mentors

Workshops are led by students who have completed a rigorous certification program to  become Certified Financial Peer Mentors.   In addition to leading these workshops, Peer Mentors also assist other students in personal finance matters and answer questions during individual meetings. To schedule a presentation or an appointment to discuss your situation email coss-financialpeermentors@fsu.edu.

Financial Wellness Coaching

Meet Our Peer Mentors

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Kayla Ross

Kayla is a sophomore from Orlando, Florida majoring in elementary education. She loves going to Disney with her friends and attending FSU sporting events. She is passionate about teaching financial literacy topics to her peers.

Jose Castro

Jose is a senior from Palm Beach County, Florida. He has a strong interest in financial literacy and loves to see money grow! In his free time he enjoys playing Xbox, catching up with friends on FaceTime, and working out. Jose plans on being a commercial real estate agent and loves to talk about all things real estate!

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Garrett Gouveia

Garrett is a senior majoring in Economics with a minor in Business Analytics. He firmly believes that a healthy financial lifestyle is key to an overall healthy life. Garrett uses Unconquered by Debt as a way to try to help others in the same way it helped him. In his free time, Garrett enjoys playing basketball, cooking, and going on hikes through the Tallahassee wilderness.

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Derrick Hawthorne

Derrick is a senior at Florida State University. Originally from St. Cloud, FL, he is Pre-Law, majoring in Political Science. Derrick is very passionate about politics, financial management and law. His hobbies include hanging out with friends, building Legos, and working out. He truly believes in the message of Unconquered by Debt and is excited to guide his peers through their financial literacy journey.

Satwik Pothineni

Satwik is an Indian graduate studying computer science at Florida State. Satwik is passionate about teaching others new things. He is eager to help college students learn about personal finance, a topic he finds very important, but, as in his own experience, finds the education lacking. Satwik enjoys reading and playing cricket in his spare time.

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Zac Zweifel

Zac is a senior at Florida State from Orlando, Florida majoring in Business Management. Zac has a passion for wellness whether physical, spiritual, academic, or financial. He is excited to share financial literacy around campus, and to connect with new people he might not otherwise have known. In Zac’s free time he likes to swim and maybe do a magic trick or two!

Lauren Bondurant

Lauren is a Senior from Pensacola, Florida. She is a prelaw student, who is passionate about personal finance, and financial literacy. She believes it is something everyone must learn in life and that it’s never too late to start your journey into financial literacy. Lauren loves reading, baking, and spending time with her friends.

Become a Peer Mentor!

If you have an interest in personal finance, have successfully completed ECO 3041, and are comfortable presenting material in front of a group of your peers, please contact us to learn how to become a Certified Financial Peer Mentor: coss-financialpeermentors@fsu.edu

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