Plan for Large Purchases
Make affordable large purchases that won't leave you deep in debt
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$19.99 $19.99 USD
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Course Description

This course is designed for young professionals looking to make large purchases while still being able to maintain a sizable portion of the budgeting pie for fun things. In this course, you’ll learn to:

  • Save up and buy a home, car or other large purchases and prepare for all the related costs.
  • Develop better budgeting skills to manage your expenses
  • Discover actionable ideas and tricks to negotiate your insurance rates lowers.

I found that I learned more than anticipated. Investopedia Academy's Personal Finance course laid a good fundamental base for my future endeavors. The worksheets provided were very helpful.

Nick Schultz
Personal Finance Student

Course Curriculum

Large Purchases
  • Introduction
  • Lesson
  • Round Table
  • When Leasing a Car Is Better Than Buying
  • The True Cost Of Owning A Car
  • 5 Things You Need to Be Pre-Approved for a Mortgage
  • Index

About the Instructor

Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi Financial Expert, Bestselling Author

Farnoosh Torabi is one of America’s leading personal finance authorities — hooked on helping Americans live their richest, happiest lives. From her early days reporting for Money Magazine to hosting a primetime series on CNBC and becoming the resident financial columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, she’s become a favorite go-to money expert and friend. Millions of Americans tune into Farnoosh’s award winning podcast, So Money, where she interviews leading experts, authors and influencers – from Tony Robbins to Magaret Cho – about their financial perspectives, money failures and habits. Farnoosh is a sought-after speaker and bestselling author of multiple books. Her work and advice have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes and Time. She appears on major news and talk shows regularly including The NBC Today Show, Dr. Oz, and CNBC. Farnoosh graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Finance and International Business. She also holds a Master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She resides happily in Brooklyn with her family.

Students are Saying...

Investopedia Academy is an excellent resource from which I have learned a great deal of financial knowledge. I have recommended it to many people and will continue to recommend it to anyone wishing to better understand finance. The academy has such high quality educational courses and great customer service.

Yusef Lighari
Investopedia Academy student

I love the way Investopedia designed their courses. The Academy allows me to have complete on demand access to each course I purchase. Investopedia Academy was perfect in that it allowed me to take the courses at my own pace and I could rewatch any lessons I wanted. 

Samy Abouseda
Student at HEG, Bachelor in Business Administration

I was a big fan of Investing of Beginners. John Jagerson was extremely precise, very thorough in his explanations, and quite easy to follow.

Michael Wood
Investing For Beginners Student