Celebrate Financial Literacy Month with UECU

Did you know April is Financial Literacy Month? When better to take some time with your family to learn more about managing your personal finances? UECU is here to help with educational resources, personal representatives, and financial tools just for you!

Educational Resources. Looking for some guidance on how your whole family can earn more, improve your credit history, pursue your financial goals, and take advantage of all the benefits of credit union membership? Click on our “Education & Tutorials” link at www.uecu.org to visit our Home & Family Finance® Resource Center and the Credit Unions Rock site. Looking for resources specific to your lifestyle stage or information to help certain members of the family? Click the “Lifestyle Solutions” link on our homepage. You’ll find our Connections™ page dedicated to Young Adults (with tips on wise money management, youth financial products, and financial aid, including UECU’s Student Scholarship); our Priority Club (with financial products and links for our 50 Plus Members); and a link to our Plan It™ Retire Ready Toolkit (with helpful articles, a retirement checklist, and calculators and tracking tools to plan your own retirement savings). Would you like to stay current on financial hot topics and get fun personal finance tips? “Like” our UECU Facebook page at facebook.com/uecu.org and keep current on news and financial tips & opportunities here on the UECU Blog by entering your email address above or clicking “Follow,” to subscribe to our blog updates by email or on your e-reader.

UECU Representatives to Assist You. Are you looking for ways to consolidate your debt, save on existing bank loans by refinancing with UECU, or build a more positive credit history? Talk to UECU’s friendly Financial Services Consultants at 800-288-6423 ext. 4001. What about a savings plan for your family? Wherever you are in life, UECU’s Wealth Management representatives can help you plan and manage your finances – whether you’re looking for advanced financial solutions for your accumulated savings or working toward specific goals such as funding college or retirement.

Family Budgeting Tools. Are you trying to create a family budget or track how much you’re spending on what? You can do both with the personal finance tools available in UECU’s new Advantages Online™ home banking system. Now you can categorize and track your expenses, get a picture of your cash flow and net worth, and graph or chart a family budget of your own creation. Click the “Reports” tab in Advantages Online™ to get started and click the “Help” link to learn even more about each Reports tool.

So, why not get more “financially literate” this April? Your Credit Union is here to help you get started and to continue building a positive outlook for your lifetime of financial success!