Financial Security
Financial Security
Rent Smart
Rent Smart focuses on the knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting experience. It challenges participants to know and understand their rights and responsibilities as a tenant, as well as know and understand the rights and responsibilities of their landlord. Emphasis is on forming a strong partnership between the tenant and landlord. Establishing a positive rental history is much like having a positive credit report and Rent Smart starts participants on the right path for success.
Money as You Grow
Children learn about money from talking to adults and watching how others spend, save, share, and borrow money. UW-Madison Division of Extension has created these Parent Guides for popular children’s book about money. The guides provide discussion questions to talk about as you read the book with a young child. There are also fun activities to do at home, at the store, or in the community that will help to revisit the positive money lessons learned in the book.
Planning AHEAD
Planning AHEAD is an end-of-life planning curriculum for all ages developed by UW–Madison Division of Extension faculty and staff. This 7-session research-based program will help participants understand how to prepare for the end of life for themselves or a loved one, and why it’s important to have a plan in place.
Money Matters
Money Matters is an online program designed to improve your financial habits. Through this course, you will gain money management skills and build knowledge you can share with your family and friends. The course can be completed through online self-study only or online self-study with financial coaching by a UW-Extension educator.
Encouraging Financial Conversations
Encouraging Financial Conversations is an Extension developed series that will help you engage in positive conversations around money. The six-hour training is geared for helping professionals (case managers, social workers, and other front line staff), but open to anyone! You will learn how to help empower others to achieve their financial goals and manage their money.
Financial Coaching
Through UW-Madison Division of Extension, individuals have the opportunity for free financial coaching with the program’s financial educators. They can help walk through options and ideas for creating a budget, managing bills, plan for expenses, and other personal finances topics.
Re-Entry Ready Resources
Re-Entry Ready Resources are designed to provide support and information to individuals that have recently been released from jail or prison.
Bob Wiegel
Human Development and Relationships Educator
Email: rwiegel@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-482-0620
