About this session
Credit can be useful when it solves a genuine timing or financing need and the repayment is affordable. It can also become expensive and difficult to manage when several balances, interest charges, minimum payments and due dates begin competing with essential household costs.
Responsible credit management is therefore broader than simply 'paying on time' or trying to maintain a particular credit score.
This session helps participants understand what their borrowing is doing to their wider financial position.
They learn how different forms of credit work, identify the difference between monthly payment and total borrowing cost and examine how interest, fees, repayment term and variable rates can change the real price of borrowing.
They then build a practical view of existing debt so required payments, due dates, account status and potential pressure points are visible in one place.
The final stages focus on prevention and response. Participants learn to recognize early warning signs, protect essential expenditure, contact lenders early when difficulties arise and evaluate restructuring, consolidation or promotional borrowing offers more carefully.
They leave with a Credit & Debt Responsibility Plan covering current payments, future borrowing rules, review points and the situations in which qualified debt support should be sought.
What your people take away
- Understand what different forms of credit cost and how repayment structures work
- Build one clear view of existing borrowing, payment obligations and potential pressure points
- Use affordability, total cost and consequences — not monthly payment alone — to evaluate new borrowing
- Recognize early warning signs and respond before debt problems become harder to resolve
- Create a repeatable credit-and-debt system for payments, borrowing decisions and ongoing review
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Know What You Owe & What It CostsA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Know What You Owe & What It Costs: understand the type of borrowing, look beyond the balance and compare monthly payment with total cost.
- Understand the type of borrowing
- Look beyond the balance
- Compare monthly payment with total cost
Covers 3 of 4 points in Know What You Owe & What It Costs.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Know What You Owe & What It CostsA practical introduction to responsible credit and debt management. Participants distinguish common forms of borrowing, organize existing debts into one view and learn why balance, interest rate, fees, required payment and repayment term all matter when assessing the real financial impact of debt.
- Module 1: Know What You Owe & What It Costs
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Know What You Owe & What It Costs.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Understand Existing Debt & Borrow More DeliberatelyEverything in the 60-minute session, plus guided work on affordability and future borrowing decisions. Participants compare credit offers using total cost rather than monthly payment alone, examine minimum-payment and revolving-credit dynamics and use a Borrowing Decision Check before considering new credit.
- Module 1: Know What You Owe & What It Costs
- Module 2: Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift
- Credit & Debt Responsibility Map
- Borrowing-cost comparison exercise
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Know What You Owe & What It Costs and Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Know What You Owe & What It Costs, Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift and Respond Early When Debt Gets Difficult.
Full day
Full Day — Full Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly WorkshopFull coverage of all four modules with debt mapping, borrowing-cost comparisons, affordability scenarios, warning-sign exercises and restructuring decision practice. Participants identify current pressure points, create practical payment and borrowing rules and leave with a 90-day Credit & Debt Responsibility Plan focused on keeping debt manageable rather than chasing quick fixes.
- Module 1: Know What You Owe & What It Costs
- Module 2: Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift
- Module 3: Respond Early When Debt Gets Difficult
- Module 4: Build a Responsible Credit & Debt System
- Credit & Debt Responsibility Map
- Borrowing-cost comparison exercise
- Affordability stress test
- Early-warning-sign scenarios
- Consolidation / refinancing comparison
- 90-day Credit & Debt Responsibility Plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week or 8-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Know What You Owe & What It Costs
Every length- Understand the type of borrowingParticipants distinguish common credit structures including revolving credit, installment borrowing, secured debt and unsecured debt.
- Look beyond the balanceParticipants learn to review the information that determines the financial impact of debt.
- Compare monthly payment with total costParticipants examine why extending a repayment term can make a monthly payment look more affordable while increasing the total amount paid.
- Build one clear debt viewParticipants bring required payments, due dates and borrowing-cost information into one private map so they can see the complete financial commitment rather than managing each account in isolation.
Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift
90 minutes and longer- Start with purpose before credit typeParticipants begin a new borrowing decision by identifying what the money is for, whether the need is temporary or recurring and whether borrowing solves the underlying financial problem.
- Test affordability after essential costsParticipants distinguish lender approval from personal affordability.
- Understand minimum-payment dynamicsParticipants examine how minimum payments on revolving debt can keep an account current while allowing repayment to continue for a long period and potentially generate substantial interest.
- Read the terms that change the outcomeParticipants learn to check promotional periods, variable rates, fees, late-payment consequences, collateral, repayment term, early-repayment conditions and what happens when an introductory offer ends.
Respond Early When Debt Gets Difficult
3 hours and longer- Recognize debt pressure earlyParticipants identify warning signs such as borrowing for essentials, repeated late payments, using one form of credit to make another payment, balances that continue increasing, regularly exceeding limits or avoiding bills because the situation feels overwhelming.
- Protect essential and priority obligationsParticipants learn that not every debt has the same consequence if unpaid.
- Contact lenders before the problem gets biggerParticipants prepare for an early creditor conversation by gathering account information, explaining the affordability issue, asking about genuine hardship or payment-support options and recording what is agreed.
- Know when education is no longer enoughParticipants identify situations where generalized financial education should give way to specialist support, including severe arrears, threatened repossession or eviction, court action, inability to meet essential costs, insolvency concerns or a debt position that cannot realistically be stabilized through ordinary budgeting and repayment changes.
Build a Responsible Credit & Debt System
Full day only- Make required payments harder to missParticipants create payment safeguards using suitable reminders, automated payments, calendar reviews or other systems that fit the way income arrives.
- Test refinancing or consolidation before accepting itParticipants compare restructuring offers using total cost, fees, term, security, promotional periods and what happens to the original accounts.
- Create rules for future creditParticipants develop a simple set of conditions that must be met before new borrowing is taken, such as a clear purpose, known total cost, affordable payment, understood consequences and a defined repayment plan.
- Review before circumstances force a reviewParticipants establish routine and event-triggered reviews around changes in income, essential costs, interest rates, family circumstances, account terms or payment difficulty.
Tools and materials
- Credit & Debt Responsibility Map
- Borrowing Inventory Worksheet
- Borrowing Cost Comparison
- Monthly Payment vs Total Cost Exercise
- Borrowing Decision Check
- Affordability Stress Test
- Debt Pressure Warning-Sign Check
- Essential-Cost Protection Check
- Creditor Contact Preparation Sheet
- Hardship Conversation Prompts
- Restructuring Comparison Worksheet
- Consolidation Red-Flag Check
- Future Borrowing Rulebook
- Debt & Credit Scam Red-Flag Guide
- 90-Day Credit & Debt Responsibility Plan
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly
How long is Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly?
Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Know What You Owe & What It Costs: understand the type of borrowing, look beyond the balance and compare monthly payment with total cost. A 60-minute session covers Know What You Owe & What It Costs in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Borrow Deliberately & Prevent Debt Drift. A 3-hour session adds Respond Early When Debt Gets Difficult. A full-day session adds Build a Responsible Credit & Debt System. It is also available as a 4-week or 8-week program.
Can Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Managing Credit and Debt Responsibly to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.