o.u finance course

richardvc

Hi Elantan - what OU course is this ? It sounds very interesting, where could I get some further details ?? Would appreciate some info please. Thanks in advance !!
Ps Any further news on your nephew ? I posted on that thread !!

elantan

hey richard it's the you and your finances course ..just started by the o.u known as db123 it costs £295 for the course, but if you have a ila account you get £200 towards it..so i'm only paying £95 ..i think there are other ways to get it paid for you but i'm not sure what they are..as for nephews brother nothing new yet although he did ask my hubby if there were any jobs going so hubby got him a form and by the time he returned it it looked like a dogs dinner...he said he doesn't know if he wants it as he might earn too much and doesn't want to pay anymore money out...i was spitting feathers again..i try not to be judgemental but sometimes it can be so hard....thanks for asking though ...keep a wee eye on this thread hopefully wheeze and myself (and maybe others you never know) will let you know if it's gonna be any good

richardvc

Thanks elantan for the OU info - can I read about that on their website ? and without sounding too thick, what's an ILA account ?

Thanks for the nephew update too. Just reading about him winds me right up !!!!!

No wonder you are spitting feathers !!

wheeze

elantan wrote:

oh and my tutor lives 2 hours drive away so i don't think there will be any tutorials ..but i'm not sure

I found details of my tutor/tutorials on my OU webpage. Have you been sent your personal log in?

elantan

no but i did have one from my last course...richard the ila account is called individual learning account if you earn less than £15000 you get £200 but if you earn more than £15000 you get £100 towards courses ..it's a government incentive to get you back to studying...you can find out about the course on the ou site ..wheeze think i'm gonna have to look up my tutorials page if i can find it ..ooppss can you tell i'm not good at the p.c stuff lol..heaven knows how they are gonna get my tma's

sophiesmum_2

elantan wrote:

well my pack arrived yesterday so last night while at work i had a wee peek at the contents..and read a few pages ..it gives you things to think about and suggestions to try ...the first one ...KEEP A SPENDING DIARY:T ...ok which one of you guys has a job writting for the o.u?:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: i swear it was like reading the d.f.w board ...only thing missing was martin:money: ...lol ..they do have some nifty calculators and stuff ..i messed around with them for a few hours only need to save £300 odd for a decent pension :eek: .....anyway....i'll keep you updated on the progress..but looking good so far

hi elantan
Got my course materials today but not had time to look properly yet as i am working on first assignment for another course,much more serious and studious. i am doing the finance one for FUN.:rotfl: :rotfl: must be the MSE effect.
let you know how I am going on.

sophiesmum

elantan

great sophies mum the more the merrier ..it's a fun course for me too ...i'm doing full time study at college also

elantan

well this makes three to discuss things ...and thousands to ask questions etc....brilliant i feel much more confident about it now..glad i brought it up .....i just found it funny that the first thing they asked was to keep a spending diary

newmum1

hi all im doing this course too i got my materials on thursday. I didnt have too pay anything for this course as they said i had not used up my allowance yet, which was great for me.
We should help to guide each other through the assignments if youre up for it...........

newmum1

elantan wrote:

well this makes three to discuss things ...and thousands to ask questions etc....brilliant i feel much more confident about it now..glad i brought it up .....i just found it funny that the first thing they asked was to keep a spending diary

im gonna have a read through it tommorrow, looks interesting though :T