Over the next month, Money Advice Scotland are hosting a series of Financial Wellbeing Webinars aiming to support individuals to feel confident holding conversations about money and finances, alongside practical approaches to harm reduction. For further information about any of the below events, please contact their team directly via email: financialcapability@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk
- Spreading the Cost of Christmas Webinar.
Taking place on Thursday 22 October at 12pm, Money Advice Scotland invites all to a free webinar exploring the practical steps we can all take to spread the cost and make the festive season feel more manageable. Together, you will look at how starting early can help spread costs over time, as well as finding ways to reduce costs and making the most of your money. They will also highlight where to find further support and information if you need it.
To book your free place, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite (linked for your convenience).
- Ask the Expert – Hidden in Plain Sight: Gambling and Financial Harms.
Taking place on Wednesday 4 November at 1pm, Money Advice Scotland invites all to a free one-hour interactive session delivered by the Scottish Gambling Education Hub, a Fast Forward programme funded by the Scottish Government. Together, participants will consider how to sensitively introduce gambling into conversations about money and finances, alongside practical approaches to harm reduction and appropriate signposting to specialist support.
Gambling harm is not always immediately visible. For people accessing money advice services, gambling may be contributing to debt, financial insecurity or difficulties meeting essential costs without being identified or disclosed as part of the presenting issue. This session will explore gambling through a public health and harm reduction lens, considering how gambling harm can affect individuals, children, young people and families.
To book your free place, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite (linked for your convenience).
- The 12 Scams of Christmas Webinar.
Taking place on Tuesday 10 November at 11am, Money Advice Scotland invites all to a free webinar exploring the top 12 scams to look out for over Christmas time and, most importantly, what you can do to protect yourself.
As we get closer to Christmas, we often spend more money than usual. This can mean more transactions going in and out of our bank accounts, as well as shopping on websites we may not normally use. With many of us looking for the best deals on gifts, scammers see this as an opportunity to target us and try to trick us into handing over our money or personal information.
To book your free place, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite (linked for your convenience).
- An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing: Training for Third Sector Practitioners
Money Advice Scotland’s ‘Introduction to Financial Wellbeing: Training for Third Sector Practitioners’ webinar will run two sessions next month, on both Thursday 5 November, 1pm – 4pm, and Wednesday 18 November, 9:30am – 12:30pm. This course is for anyone working directly within the third sector who do not necessarily provide money advice but would benefit from feeling more confident in talking to their service users about money worries they may have.
This course has been designed to examine and understand the essential elements of financial wellbeing, exploring the challenges and barriers that prevent many individuals from achieving it. New topics include the lasting impact of the cost-of-living crisis, digital exclusion, poverty, and domestic abuse.
To book your free place, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite for the session you wish to attend: Thursday 5 November or Wednesday 18 November (both linked for your convenience).
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