Forks Church Sponsors Family Financial Management Course

Faith Lutheran Church in Forks Township is sponsoring a course on family financial management on Thursday that is open to the community.

The church at 2012 Sullivan Trail is offering a free preview class of the Financial Peace University at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8.

More than one and a half million families have positively changed their financial future through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU), according to a press release.

Updated in summer 2012, the now nine-week course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success.

The course meets once a week where a different lesson is taught by Ramsey on DVD followed by a small-group discussion. Lessons include budgeting, relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and investing.

Since its inception in 1994 FPU has helped more than 1.5 million families positively change their financial future.

Through common-sense principles and small-group accountability, FPU gives people the tools they need to change their behavior and succeed financially.

On average families who complete FPU pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class nearly 94 percent of those families budget regularly.

"FPU will not only transform the way you handle money, but also your marriage and other areas of your life,” says Ramsey. “This isn’t a boring financial class. We make learning about money fun and easy to understand so people in every situation can benefit from the information."

About Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations and iHeartRadio. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.