How to Manage Credit and Debt Workshop

Credit and debt are essential pieces of personal finance, and they’re closely connected. In this workshop, you’ll learn how credit scores and credit reports work, why they’re important and how to find yours for free.

We’ll also look at how borrowing money and managing debt can affect your credit, as well as tips for dealing with unmanageable debt or problems with your credit.

Presenter:   Andrea Coombes, Financial Coach and Personal Finance Writer. Andrea Coombes' focus on money questions people are curious about has helped push her stories onto the most-read lists of WSJ.com and MarketWatch.com. She's been a guest on national and local television and radio shows, and her stories have appeared online and in newspapers nationwide, including the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Miami Herald and San Francisco Chronicle.

Want free one-on-one budgeting help? In case you aren't aware, the SF LGBT Center’s Smart Money Coaching program offers free, confidential, 1-on-1 financial coaching to anyone 18+ who lives, works or receives services in San Francisco. The program focuses on improving or building credit, managing debt, building savings, budgeting, and banking. Coaches work with clients to identify money goals and then figure out the best steps to take to reach those goals. The Smart Money Coaching program is offered in partnership with SF’s Office of Financial Empowerment. For information about Smart Money Coaching, contact Andrea at p. 415.865.5652 | e. andreac@sfcenter.org