Financial Counseling
Financial and Counseling Services with WESTconsin
WESTconsin Credit Union partners with GreenPath Financial Wellness to provide members with access to financial education and counseling services. Did you know you have free access to GreenPath’s financial experts to guide you through life’s financial challenges?
GreenPath is a non-profit company that equips people with knowledge and tools to lead financially healthy lives. They can partner with you to ease financial stress, manage debt, save for the future, make informed financial decisions, and achieve your financial goals.
GreenPath offers personalized assistance with:
- Budgeting and money management
- Debt repayment
- Understanding your credit report and how to improve your score
- Avoiding bankruptcy, foreclosure and repossession
Call toll-free 877-337-3399 today!
Free Resources
BudgetSmart
BudgetSmart is a new and exciting software program now available on our website. This easy-to-use software tool uses simple graphics, pop-up boxes and bar charts to help you manage your money more effectively. Download the program to your computer free of charge and take another step towards sound financial planning.
You can use the program to:
- Establish a budget
- Track spending
- View tips for improving areas of overspending or inadequate saving
- Experiment with "what if" scenarios to determine how a major purchase or change in income would impact your budget
CheckRight
CheckRight is designed to teach you how money management can streamline your checking account. Among other things, the program will help you learn how to:
- Open an account
- Write checks
- Make deposits
- Reconcile your account
- Create a spending plan
Financial Calculators—If you are looking to determine the cost of a loan, your monthly mortgage payments or how much interest you will end up paying should you make only the minimum required payment on your credit card bill, GreenPath offers a listing of simple financial calculators.
Financial Education Articles—GreenPath’s information library contains pertinent information on many personal financial topics such as consumer awareness, credit reports, credit rights, credit scoring, financial difficulty, housing, kids and money, money management, retirement and more.
GreenPath Financial Wellness is a separate company from WESTconsin Credit Union. The Credit Union does not guarantee the services offered through GreenPath.