Borrowing Money

Borrowing Money

For Seniors, this workshop is all about credit, what it is, how to use it wisely, and how to get it under control when you have debt.

By Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations

Date and time

Wednesday, February 5 · 10 - 11am PST

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

OSSCO©’s Tele-Learning workshop connects you with ABC Life Literacy, a national charitable organization that champions literacy by empowering adult learners, raising awareness, and supporting the adult learning sector.


This workshop is all about credit, what it is, how to use it wisely, and how to get it under control when you have a lot of debt. You’ll look at different kinds of credit and the cost of borrowing. You’ll also learn about ways to plan ahead for when you need to borrow money. ABC Life Literacy will support you to take better care of yourself by taking better care of your money. When you feel good about your money management, you will have more energy for the things that are important to you!


We will cover:

  • What credit is
  • How credit works
  • What credit can do for you and how to manage it
  • Ways to borrow money
  • How interest affects the amount you owe
  • How to build your credit history and why it’s important


This program is FREE of charge to all Ontarians 55+.

We encourage you to share this information with your friends & family!


Registration is required via Eventbrite

OR

email: education@ossco.org or call 1-416-785-8570 ext. 224

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Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations

Founded in 1987 as an umbrella organization, Ontario Society of Senior Citizens' Organizations/La Société des Organisations des Citoyens Aînés de l’Ontario (OSSCO) is a network of organizations. Working as a collaborative group of community minded individuals OSSCO is committed to improving the quality of life for Ontario’s seniors. We do so by involving people 55+ and seniors in our various learning activities, consultation/feedback sessions and influencing stakeholders.

OSSCO's mission is to support our aging population to enhance their quality of life through these educational programs, involvement research, and raising public awareness of what is important to this demographic.

More than 140 organizations representing 500,000 seniors in Ontario are under OSSCO’s umbrella,

Through OSSCO's signature events, educational programs, social media engagement, production of educational YouTube videos and publications for people 55+ and seniors, we keep this community informed and educated on issues of interest and to make sure their voices are heard by stakeholders.