Financial Coaching

UW-Extension resource helps families cope with a drop in income

A website titled “Managing Your Personal Finances in Tough Times” is designed to share proven resources used and developed by UW-Extension financial education professionals.

The site focuses on five main areas:

• Talking with family and managing stress
• Creating a budget
• The balancing act:  cutting expenses and increasing income
• Keeping up with credit and debt
• Considering foreclosure and bankruptcy

To learn more, visit http://fyi.uwex.edu/toughtimes/

Do you have financial goals but trouble sticking with “the plan”?

If so, our Financial Coaching might be for you!

Financial Coaching provides individuals with support using….

• a hands-on approach
• accountability
• networking
• goal setting
• education 

 Program Benefits

As a participant, you will:  

• Meet and work with a trained financial coach, one-on-one, for 6 months
• Reduce your stress and anxiety about money management
• Learn how to make your money work harder & smarter for you
• Receive certificate of achievement upon successful completion of the program
• Program is Free

Topics will include developing workable spending and money management plans, tracking your spending, household record-keeping, debt repayment strategies, understanding your credit report and credit score, options for resolving financial problems and steps in financial independence!