ST. CLOUD, Minn.� St. Cloud Federal Credit Union�will be conducting a "Financial Fitness Workshop Series" of financial literacy programs on April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Great River Regional Library in downtown St. Cloud.
Week 1� April 1, 2014
Dont Be An April Fool! Attend Financial Fitness!
Presenter: St. Cloud State Universitys Center for Economic Education
- Intro Quiz- What is your Money Personality?
- Budgeting Project- How should you allocate your income (activity)?
- Mending Your Spending
Week 2� April 8, 2014
Your Credit: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Presenter: St. Cloud State Universitys Center for Economic Education and St. Cloud Federal Credit Union
Credit
- How it works
- How to build it
- How to talk to your kids about it
Week 3� April 15, 2014
Home Buying 101
Presenter: Jim Arnold St. Cloud Federal Credit Union
- Buying vs Renting
- Analyzing income and expenses
- Credit Scores
- Different Loan Types
- Money needed to purchase
Week 4� April 22 , 2014
Drafting Your Financial Blueprint
Presenter: Jackie Evavold St Cloud Federal Credit Union
- Funding college education
- Minimizing taxes by allocating your resources
- Consider the benefits of a Roth IRA
- Planning for income in retirement
- Do you need an estate plan?
Week 5� April 29, 2014
Protecting Your Good Name
Presenter: St Cloud Federal Credit Union
- Credit Monitoring
- Identity theft
- Payday loans, credit cards and other products
- Credit Awareness
- Program Evaluation & Wrap Up
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