Money Basics for Young Adults
Webinar
Money Basics
Date: 27 sept 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Online
A practical introduction to budgeting, saving and everyday money decisions.
About the Webinar
Money Basics introduces the foundations of how money works and how we use it in everyday life. We’ll move from the basic idea of money and its evolution to practical tools for understanding spending, managing income, and building a simple budget.
The goal is not just to learn financial concepts, but to start making more deliberate and informed money decisions.
What We’ll Cover
- A brief history of money — from barter and physical currency to bank deposits and digital payments.
- Forms of money — cash, bank money, cards and digital forms of payment.
- What makes money work — characteristics such as acceptability, portability, divisibility, durability and scarcity.
- Purchasing power — a simple introduction to inflation and why the value of money changes over time.
- Income and expenses — understanding where your money comes from and where it goes.
- Needs vs. wants — recognizing the difference when making spending decisions.
- Introduction to budgeting — creating a realistic plan for your money rather than simply restricting spending.
- Tracking expenses — simple ways to record, categorize and review spending habits.
Who Is It For?
Young adults who want to build a stronger foundation in personal finance, whether they are beginning to manage their own income or simply want to understand money better.
No previous financial knowledge is required.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:
- Better understand what money is and how it functions.
- Identify their main income and expense categories.
- Recognize patterns in their own spending.
- Understand the basic structure of a personal budget.
- Start tracking expenses using a simple system.
- Make more intentional everyday financial decisions.