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Personal Finance
Beginner 20 hours EnglishFREE
Our recommendation
Khan Academy's free personal-finance course, covering budgeting, saving, credit, debt, taxes and investing basics. It is clear, practical and completely free, with no certificate. A genuinely useful grounding in managing your own money, whatever your background.
Skills you'll gain
Personal financeBudgetingSavingCredit and debtTaxes basicsInvesting basics
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You want to manage your money better
You are new to personal finance
You prefer clear free lessons
Consider something else if you…
You want advanced investing strategy
You need a certificate
You want country-specific tax detail
About this course
Personal Finance is one of Khan Academy's most practically useful courses, covering the financial literacy most school systems skip entirely: budgeting, building credit, understanding loans and interest, taxes, retirement accounts, and basic investing concepts. It's taught through short, clear videos with practical examples rather than abstract economic theory.
What you'll learn
Build and maintain a personal budget
Understand credit scores, credit cards, and how interest works
Understand basic tax concepts and filing fundamentals
Understand retirement accounts (401k, IRA) and compound growth
Grasp basic investing concepts: stocks, bonds, and diversification
This course includes
20h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
Completely free, with no paywall and no certificate. Khan Academy is a non-profit.
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Instructor
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, entirely. Khan Academy is a non-profit and charges nothing.
No. It focuses on the knowledge rather than a credential.
Yes for a clear, practical grounding in managing your own money — budgeting, credit, taxes and investing basics.
Very. It assumes no background and explains everything simply.
It covers the basics of investing, though not advanced strategy. It is about sound money habits more than picking stocks.