Making Cents Financial Fitness!

In today's busy world we are performing a balancing act caring for our families, working to provide, pursuing education, serving those in need and caring for ourselves.  Many times, caring for ourselves gets moved to the bottom of our to-do list, impacting our physical health and mental well-being. The same is true for our financial health; we barely have time to balance our checkbook, let alone plan for large purchases or retirement. A low priority for your financial health can impact your credit score, impact your ability to fund an emergency, reduce savings for the future and create anxiety and worry for you and your family. With rising costs of daily living expenses, watching our finances becomes top of mind.

Our Making Cents Financial Coaching program can help! Over the past year, several Ascentra team members have completed financial counseling training from either the Iowa Credit Union League's Financial Coach Training Program or the Credit Union National Association's Financial Certification Program (FICEP). We have also developed a comprehensive financial coaching program that provides our members one-to-one coaching along with tools and resources to help guide your way.

Our goal is to help our members navigate financial challenges by offering personalized guidance and support.

Everyone's financial journey is unique, so this program is not a one-size fits all program. Our desire is to listen to your needs and goals and create a plan that will help put you on a path for success. We have resources such as living expenses calculators, budget worksheets, college cost planning worksheets, checkbook register templates, understanding your credit score and actions you can take to save money. Our digital app can help you categorize your spending and provide suggestions on how to improve your credit score.

We have the people, the tools and the technology to provide our members this comprehensive financial coaching program. All we need is you!

We are ready to be your financial fitness coach and walk beside you as you work to achieve your financial goals. Check out ascentra.org/coach to connect with an Ascentra coach. We look forward to celebrating your financial wellness success together!