Category: ecwd_event

Money Smart Story Time

Enjoy stories, songs, and activities to promote learning about money in celebration of Money Smart month! Read Save It! by Cinders McLeod, a book about Honey the Bunny who learns to save her carrots in order to buy her dream home. Enjoy all of the Moneybunny books in our catalog HERE, or check out our calendar to find […]

Home Buying

Attend our Home Buying Workshop to learn: How to achieve affordable and successful homeownership! Down Payment Assistance Programs that are available How to get a FREE credit analysis? What documentation you need to be approved for a loan?

Bank Your Bucks

Learn how to choose a savings program about the difference between checking and savings accounts.

Credit as an Asset

WHY DO YOU NEED CREDIT? People with good credit will save roughly $250,000 on average in interest and fees throughout their working lives. Having good credit increases your ability to purchase a home, start or expand a business, take out student loans, and build asset wealth. Credit buffers against financial shocks so that you don’t […]

Lunch and Learn: Using Credit Cards Wisely

Participants in this class will learn the different ways to use your credit cards and strategies for maximizing your credit building goals while staying within a budget. Learn to prevent common mistakes made with impulse shopping.

The Broke “NO” More Financial Empowerment Expo

Enterprise Bank & Trust Banking Products Country Financial Insurance Products to protect your precious assets Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council (EHOC) Fair Housing Information to Know and Protect your Rights Great Western Insurance Pre-paid Burial Plans Gift bags/Attendance Prizes Food Box giveaways One-on-One Consultations Available

Credit 101

This financial literacy class (held in Spanish) will give an overview of credit as a personal finance resource.

Financial Preparation & Recovery

Preparing for disasters is part of financial management and financial health Learn steps on how to prepare financially from disasters Learn steps on how to recover financially from disasters