Financial Fitness Greater Austin Contest

We wanted to take this month's blog to make you aware of a city-wide financial literacy effort going on right now. Financial Fitness Greater Austin is now accepting applications for its Financial Fitness Contest, which engages its contestants in the quest for financial literacy. Participants will be responsible for completing different activities—dealing with either budgeting or credit—meant to give them a stronger connection to their money. Cash prizes are offered to top winners, and participants will get the chance to be involved in the promotion of a city-wide financial literacy effort. To participate, your client needs only to:

·         Select one packet (credit or budget – available for pick up at the CFC)
·         Complete all the activities in the packet
·         Write a 1-2 page essay on how the activities have helped them; how they shared what they learned with friends, family or co-workers and how they've taken action with some of the lessons learned

The deadline is April 12^th, so if your client is interested, please encourage them to get started on the exercises. This is a great way to guide your discussions with the client and focus the conversation around these topics. It will also help to give them some concrete goals and activities that can open the door to greater understanding. And it will give them the chance to win up to $500. Aside from the individual impact of improved financial literacy, this is also a good chance for the FFGA to get a better picture of the types of problems that clients are bringing to the table, and how to better serve the community. Just ask your greeter for an application, and get your clients headed in the right direction!

To learn more about Financial Fitness Greater Austin, visit www.financialfitnessaustin.org.