Personal Finance Jumpstart! (Udemy.com)
Improve your personal finance situation quickly. Many areas covered from saving, investing, credit, insurance, & more!
Created by: Steve Ballinger, MBA
Last updated February 2026
What you will learn
- Determnine where you currently stand in regards to your personal finances.
- Learn best practices to to help improve your financial situation.
- Help design a plan for your success.
- Manage your key areas such as saving, investing, credit, wills, and more.
Course Description
Would you like to see where you are at in terms of your financial situation.
Want to learn great tips and best practices to set you up for a better financial future.
Want to learn more about personal finance but in a quick and focused way. Just the right amount to take action on quickly that will make a big difference.
Like the idea that small changes can make a big difference in your life.
THEN THIS IS THE COURSE FOR YOU!
The course is focused on the key areas of personal finance to jumpstart your personal financial success. Big areas covered include:
Saving
Budgeting
Investing
Credit
Loans
Insurance
Wills
Some of the individual lessons include:
How much should you save?
Calculating you net worth.
Creating a simple to use budget.
The 5C's of credit.
How to improve your credit score.
What is bad debt and good debt and is any debt really good?
Should you invest or pay down debt.
Two big keys to get right when investing.
How to build your investing portfolio.
How to evaluate mutal funds and exchange traded funds (ETF).
What is the main consideration with insurance.
When should you setup a will.
...and much more.
Personal finance is critical to your long-term success, even though many people may find it a little challenging. This course will make it easy for you to understand the key areas and more importantly to take the small action steps to get you fully on the rod to success.
Thank you for your interest in the course and the next step is to just click the button to enroll.
Many thanks and I look forward to seeing you in your first lesson!
-Steve Ballinger
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
563 Reviews
Steve Ballinger, MBA
A VIP Udemy Instructor Partner who has helped more than 1 million learners in 220+ countries build practical skills for work.
My focus is helping professionals use ChatGPT and AI with more confidence, clarity, and practical purpose. I’m also in the top 3% of ChatGPT users worldwide (According to OpenAI) which means I spend a lot of hands-on time testing what actually works in real use and not just chasing the latest AI hype.
Many people know AI is important, but they feel overwhelmed by the constant updates, confusing features, and pressure to keep up. They wonder: What should I actually use AI for? Am I prompting it correctly? How do I avoid generic answers? What is safe to put into AI? How do I avoid losing my own judgment?
That is where I can help.
My style is friendly, practical, and engaging. I like to make complex topics feel simple, useful, and even fun. Instead of flooding you with theory or buzzwords, I focus on real workplace problems turning scattered thoughts into useful next steps.
My courses are designed to be clear, practical, and easy to apply. Instead of overwhelming you with theory or technical jargon, I focus on examples, prompts, workflows, and step-by-step demonstrations you can actually use.
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Reviews
By Tomas Labbe on 10/13/2025
Really helpful and clear for people who are starting to get in control of their financial life
By Joyce Kolacz on 9/26/2025
The course was very informative. Steve gave great examples and explained the subjects well! Easy to follow him.
By Larry Earl Donald on 8/24/2025
This course is providing a lot of good common sense ideas for financial management.
By Jessica Yeo PY on 10/1/2024
Well explained in a simple way. Very basic information though, so if you have some experience, you can skip to the parts you don't know, or just go to a more advanced course.
By Joshua Jenkins on 9/19/2024
Delivery of the material was very concise and all the material flowed nicely.
By Kevin Celi on 10/19/2023
Very good course to get you started on how to get your finances right.
By Lionel Barksdale on 8/22/2023
The course outlines some examples that would help my budgeting in the future
By Dongying Huang on 5/31/2023
it's very useful and the knowledge points are very easy to understand.
By Anonymized User on 12/21/2022
Appears to be old school and not relevant to today's technology. Unless stated otherwise.
By Michelle Jensen on 12/8/2022
Very good introduction to personal finance. Steve explains concepts in depth but in very easy to understand terms and delivers all his videos in a very personal and conversational manner.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100












