Member Education

MSECU is proud to bring you three tools that can be used to educate yourself, your family, and others about managing finances from your first part-time job all the way through retirement.

GiveMe20.com is a great resource to teach teens how to manage money effectively so they don’t always have to go to their parents and say “I need gas money, give me $20!” or “Mom, give me $20 for the mall!”. GiveMe20 offers quick, fast-read tips and tools for raising a financially literate child.

Giveme20.com will help teens learn about:

  • Managing money they get from a part-time job
  • Budgeting to saving money for a car
  • Getting and maintaining their first credit card.

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MoneyMix is written for those members in the 18-30 range with a variety of articles and blogs that help you further manage money. Topics include earning, spending, borrowing, investing, insuring and it also has tips for when you start to think about owning your first home. MSECU – Money Mix website.

Money Mix allows you to:

  • Get your money working towards your goals and future without sacrificing the present. Have fun now while planning for later too.
  • Access financial tools and articles geared specifically for the opportunities and challenges young adults are facing today.
  • Develop valuable budgetting skills.
  • Gather and share information and insights through articles and videos.
  • Discuss ideas and issues with peers on our fully moderated interactive blog.
  • Establish and track saving and budgetary goals with customizable checklists and “Easy Budget” tools.
  • Understand your Credit Union’s commitment to your financial well-being and stay on top of personal finance news specific to your goals.

Click here to go to MoneyMix.

Plan It is designed for the baby boomer generation to give pre-retireees the tools to prepare for retirement with the assistance of credit unions. Information is provided as articles, and audio as well as interactive tools. Using this information will help you effectively achieve a financially secure retirement.

Plan It Will allow you to:

  • Seek more information on retirement planning by letting you choose the formats that fit your learning styles and needs.
  • Learn by doing with Click ‘n’ Learn interactive courses. Figure everything from net worth to the cost of borrowing from your 401(k) with easy to use financial Calculators.
  • Create a secure Personal Profile that transfers information to other parts of the site automatically so you don’t have to.
  • Engage with actual real-life couples facing preretirement challenges in PreRetiree Lane.
  • Interact with dramatized couples to gain insight into situations they will face in retirement.
  • Track your own retirement savings.
  • Print personalized charts.
  • Make your own retirement to-do checklists.
  • Track progress toward your retirement goals on Track My Savings.

Click Here to go now and PlanIt