Created by financial expert Dave Ramsey, the nine-lesson Financial Peace University digital course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success.

FPU will offer classes at  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 522 S. Church Street, Waterloo, beginning Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. Go to www.fpu.com/1068804 for more information or to register.

On average, families who complete FPU pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class, nearly 94 percent of those families budget regularly.

An FPU membership includes immediate access to newly revised online video lessons, financial coaching assistance, digital tools and a one-year subscription to the EveryDollar Plus budgeting tool.