UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer a free webinar aimed at helping participants stay focused when making financial decisions. “Your Money Matters: Setting Money Goals” will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 28.

This webinar is designed for the public, human services providers and anyone interested in developing a healthier relationship with money, building a realistic spending plan and working toward financial goals.

Organizers emphasized goal setting as a roadmap to success, leading to higher financial security, freedom and literacy. Without a financial destination or a plan, individuals often find themselves on convoluted paths toward meeting their needs, desires and dreams. Clear goals make it possible to celebrate accomplishments and the small steps taken toward goal achievement.

Attendees can:

— Increase their understanding of the importance of goal setting.

— Become familiar with SMART goals.

— Increase the ability to identify steps to goal setting.

— Demonstrate setting SMART financial goals.

— Learn tips and ways to commit to and achieve goals.

This webinar is the first in a five-part series that runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays, from Sept. 28 through Oct. 26, and covers such topics as developing a budget, debt management, identity theft and credit cards.

Participants will receive a copy of Penn State Extension’s “Build a Budget” workbook to set them on a course for regular money management.

Webinar material is used with permission and based on the “MoneyCounts: A Financial Literacy Series” program at Penn State’s Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center.

Penn State Extension offers this webinar free of charge, but participants must register by 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 to receive the link to access the webinar. Registrants also will receive access to the webinar recording.

More information is available on the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/your-money-matters-setting-money-goals.