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CSE’s SMART Financial Education Center
Take Control of Your Money. Our goal is to be trustworthy financial experts, giving you the power to improve your finances and your life. We strive to achieve the highest level of performance in everything we do; and caring for and responding to our members’, employees’, and community’s needs is what sets CSE apart. To help you achieve your own financial potential, CSE has partnered with BANZAI, to bring you clear, in-depth lessons that help you dive into the financials topics you care most about. People Helping People Build Financial Success, now and for the future.
Learning to Budget
Budgeting isn't about restriction, it's about prioritizing. The best way to avoid financial strain is to know where your money is going and plan ahead!
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Building Credit
It takes credit to get credit, and credit is crucial to buying a new home, finding a place to rent, or purchasing a new car. You have to start somewhere, start here.
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Planning for an Emergency
It's impossible to predict a car breaking down or losing a job, but it's absolutely possible to prepare for the financial blow. Emergencies happen, make sure you're prepared.
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Explore your options for buying a home: first-time buyer benefits, best age to buy, building vs. buying, foreclosure auctions, buying with parents, and owner financing.
With this savings calculator, you can see how your money will grow in a savings account and compare how different compound interest rates and saving periods impact your savings.
Receive guidance for getting out of debt based on your unique situation.
Anticipate monthly and yearly expenses and manage your income with this budget calculator.
Topics
Auto Loan Affordability Calculator
2 min activity
Simplify car shopping using our car payment affordability calculator. This car loan affordability calculator helps make smart purchases!.
Teaching Children About Money
6 min read
These 6 activities teach spending, saving, and investing to kids.
Budget Calculator
6 min activity
Anticipate monthly and yearly expenses and manage your income with this budget calculator.
Stock Market Basics
4 min read
Learn how to buy & sell stocks so you can start investing your money.
Handling High Inflation
4 min read
What should I do when faced with high inflation and rising prices?
The Cost of Baby’s First Year
3 min activity
Find out how much you need to save for a new baby!
